Sound diffusion panels--do they reduce brightness?

Doors are closed behind sofa now. Amp and cables just upgraded

Wow lots of good ideas. Will get working on the suggestions this weekend
I did try some other speakers with the same brightness issue. The midtones and bass are good.

remove the ottoman? so where would I put my feet? where do you set the drinks? couldn't I just wrap it with a fur blanket? sound diffusion panels installed this weekend but not enough time to test results. Speakers have been moved back to be flush with rack and turned in some. will drag out the test cd and spl meter to plot a new graph of room response. more drapery panels added. Doing all this and trying to keep the WAF in check is a huge task.

Bigshutterbug
Beautiful looking room! Are you still using the same APC power conditioner for all your gear? I might suggest running your amp direct to the wall first, then if the brightness persists, try doing without the APC or replacing it.

Are you suggesting that the power conditioner amp connection could be causing the brightness???

Laryi:

Good idea on the near field setup first. Will try that tonight. Will also play around with the ottoman dampening test. thanks

Ranger..... are you trying to get me killed? WAF alert !

I have added 2 diffusion panels and the doors behind the seating area. They have helped but I continue to move my speakers around and am still testing various positions. This is difficult to do by oneself. My music club will be here next week so 4 other pairs of ears is always helpful.

Bj
I just did

I added 2 RPG Diffusers behind the listening area and 2 absorption panels there also. The room is now tame and sounding most excellent.