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Covering a TV behind your speakers?

I just read on another site a guy asking what difference it would make covering his TV while playing music. His picture shows a decent system but it must be in the basement. It can't be more than 12' wide. No sound treatments to be seen. I'm going through a divorce and will have to move to a much smaller one person house. I've been lucky for 30 years having my expossed basement listening room, 20' x 24', naturally almost perfect as far as sound goes.  I have been reading here and other sites trying to learn about treatments. Never heard the TV thing before. A few people responded to the guy's post that they hang drapes over the TV. I would think since current TV screens are not glass but whatever they are made of now they wouldn't cause a problem. Looking forward hearing from the experts here.

golden210
rfagon
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A sound absorbing panel that covers our flatscreen tv improves the sound of my system. Haven’t tried a diffuser panel.
I use a commercial acoustic panel leaning at a slight angle in front of our 42” tv, during a listening session; and remove it to a space between the wall and a small cabinet when not in use. 
The tv sits on top of an open -shelf component stand approx 24” high; Magnepan speakers positioned in a plane 24” in front of the tv.

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coltrane1
684 posts
 
Okay, after reading this article I gave the blanket over a 65" tv setting atop a stand behind the speaker a shot. I had a relatively thick blanket to use...and sure enough, there’s a much better soundstage than before. I didn’t believe it would make much of a difference, but it does. A hearty thank you to the AG crowd chiming in!
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andynotadam
160 posts
 
I too, have found benefits to putting a highly textured throw over my TV for serious listening. Free to try...
avanti1960
1,411 posts
 
I also refuse to have a screen between my speakers.  I do use GIK diffusers and have 4 of them behind and between the speakers. Sound stage is incredible.

Occasionally I do watch TV off to the side as a visual background to music. 

Ideally I would like to have the screen between the speakers. 
I would do it if they made a screen with convex curvature.   
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I use a heavy  Canadian Hudson Blanket over my 50 inch TV which is at a 90% degree angle to my  speaker and that makes a difference .
Also the stripes on it is easy on the eye.
I do it because  , living in a 850 sq ft one bedroom condo, I have no choice .
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