Absorption, Diffusion or a combination of it all?

@kota1 That window of mine behind my speakers has been my biggest worry in the room but i went the other route--electing to absorb the sound b/c i was afraid of the highs being emphasized--never occurred to me to go the diffusion route--how much did that "cloud" diffuser cost?  I might have to try that as it looks about as big as my window.  

Found it interesting that Sonitus feels a mixing room is the same as a 2 channel listening room--might have to ponder that -- seems plausible unless the mixing room is also where the player(s) are and then you would think they would generally go for diffusion to mix into the recording rather than absorption to tame reflections.

@wyoboy

Those diffusors are $500 for a pair. I bound them together with zip ties and then got the hanging hardware on amazon. The engineers at sonitus give free consults, just call them, np. 

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@pedroeb 

“ Perhaps I'm a purist. I want to hear the recording the way it was produced and intended to be heard.“

In a recording / production studio invariably packed with wall to ceiling room correction treatments you mean ?

@tsushima1  Good point.  It's difficult to tell what was "intended" b/c so many recordings are in the studio and then what was 'intended" is up to the engineer--and if the band/artist doesn't like it then you get later remasters if the artist becomes important enough.  But @pedroeb has a point with live music and when i approached room treatment it was from that perspective--tame some room issues b/c our rooms are never as big as even a small venue and there are reflections and mostly bass issues that have to be dealt with.

Going back to the original discussion…a follow up…

Got the first pair of Range Limiter TriTraps. Replaced a pair of 244s that were used as bass traps with Tri Traps. Moved the 244s to the first reflection points on side walls. There’s a very nice improvement in bass definition, texture and details. I’m also hearing better clarity in the mids and highs and I suspect it is due to the way the tri traps mitigate standing waves.

GIK ships out as they manufacture the panels. Still pending - two more range limited tri traps for the upper half if the wall, two more 244s that will cover the first reflections on the sides and allow me to hang the existing pair of 244s on the ceiling. 

I’ll post more updates as I introduce additional panels.