Looking at it, briefly, these recommendations are for the driest possible sound. As close to wearing headphones as possible, which is good for mixing, maybe not for listening, and certainly not how home speakers are balanced, especially when it comes to bass vs. mid and treble ranges.
He's also relying on a lot of damping behind the speakers, not just bass traps. It's pretty close to the old Live-end, Dead-end technique which made a huge splash int he 80's and then kind of disappeared from audiophile consciousness.
Really hard to imagine this set up working for a living room. You do not have to follow this advice. Look at your speaker manual for recommended placements and ask pros at GIK or ATS acoustics for advice.
He's also relying on a lot of damping behind the speakers, not just bass traps. It's pretty close to the old Live-end, Dead-end technique which made a huge splash int he 80's and then kind of disappeared from audiophile consciousness.
Really hard to imagine this set up working for a living room. You do not have to follow this advice. Look at your speaker manual for recommended placements and ask pros at GIK or ATS acoustics for advice.