F. Alton Everest ("Sound Studio Construction on a Budget", "The Master Handbook of Acourstics") and Robert Harley ("The Complete Guide to High-End Audio") seem to agree that on front and back walls, diffusion is best. I put an array of four RPG Skyline diffusors on my back wall, and am extremely pleased with the sound. I have DIY designs for imitations, also for RPG's "Omniffusor", which should work about as well as the Skyline--contact me if you're interested and able to cut Styrofoam accurately into "towers". Your bookshelf is a pretty good potential diffusor already: try varying the depth of the books. It might look odd but sound very nice.
What s behind your chair?
Having been the butt of jokes for last week's "What's in front of your chair?" thread, I will once again stick my neck on the chopping block and start a similar thread.
Right now, I have a cloth covered oriental folding screen against the wall 4 ft behind my seat. It definitely helps with imaging compared to a bare wall. However, I am considering putting my floor to ceiling bookcases behind my listening position filled with records, CDs and books. There is enough variation that it should be a pretty good diffuser.
Does anyone have an opinion as to what works best behind'ya: absorbers or diffusers? With what audio specific products have you had great sound? e.g. RPG skyline. How about DIY Tweaks? Let the games begin.
Right now, I have a cloth covered oriental folding screen against the wall 4 ft behind my seat. It definitely helps with imaging compared to a bare wall. However, I am considering putting my floor to ceiling bookcases behind my listening position filled with records, CDs and books. There is enough variation that it should be a pretty good diffuser.
Does anyone have an opinion as to what works best behind'ya: absorbers or diffusers? With what audio specific products have you had great sound? e.g. RPG skyline. How about DIY Tweaks? Let the games begin.