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Treating the ceiling and floor, who else has had great results?

Two areas of the room often neglected by audiophiles IMHO is the ceiling and floor.  We focus so much on first reflections we forget about overall energy left in a room after the speaker has stopped.

I've had excellent luck with treating the ceiling, especially for home theater applications, and this was before Atmos.  The area behind the speakers near the floor often hides noise and distortion which we didn't know we were hearing.  Throw a blanket over there and listen for yourself.

Who else has gone through the trouble of treating their ceiling?

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GIK absorbers on ceiling and side walls along with a good thick cut pile wool rug with pad. Vicoustic combination absorber/diffusers in the front corners, on the front wall, and on the side walls. In the middle of the front wall is a large Vicoustics wooden diffuser ensemble. There are also Vicoustic diffusers on the ceiling. Behind the listening position is another mix of absorption and diffusion devices. Probably 50/50 absorption/diffusion overall.

My recollection is that you want to treat roughly 30% to 40% of the room's surfaces. 

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