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Stone fireplace wall effects on acoustics?

The living room (where my system is going) in my new house has a stone fireplace wall that is about 10 feet wide from floor to ceiling.  The rocks are uneven type river rock in a random pattern.  I prefer the layout of the room where this wall is to the right of the speakers (about 4.5 feet from the right speaker) so the speakers would be able to fire into the dining/kitchen/4 season room.  

I am almost 100% opposed to mounting a huge tv above a fireplace due to viewing angle and having to conduit cables instead of running them in the wall.

I have complete freedom over decorating so even installing full wall acoustic treatment is not out of the question.  There are actually some slat wall treatments that would probably end up looking pretty slick.

Is this type of stone wall going to trash my acoustics and if so what would you do to correct it?
yukispier

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erik_squires
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I agree with the TV placement.  The diffusion from the stone wall could be very beneficial but  you may need to compensate for it if you end up with too much mid/treble energy in the room. To compensate for this you'd add more panels elsewhere.  Regardless of the fireplace another thing to keep in mind is your bass modes. Having a waterfall or flame graph of the room decay is going to help guide your need for bass traps.

Don't forget your ceiling when treating the room.
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