GIK told me put mine either side of the flat screen (they were working from a schematic I sent). The panels ended up directly behind (and mostly above) the speakers. These were the first panels I installed and they definitely made a difference. BTW - a while ago, came across a thread here on A'gon where a poster was citing an audio expert who claimed benefit to having a somewhat reflective/not fully damped surface behind/between the speakers. Don't recall the details well enough to explain the rationale. It's a school of thought that didn't seem particularly "intuitive" to me.
Room treatments behind or between speakers?
Just wondering where people feel is the best place for room treatments on the front wall. I've seen people place panels on the wall between the speakers while others have placed them directly behind the speakers.