[tmwalke1]

Thanks, guys. My first exposure to studio design was an article Ethan co-wrote in EQ Magazine (September 2004), so this dialog is like sitting and listening at the grown-up table for me!

I actually have laid out the surround speaker wire drops in the room for a listening/viewing position just forward of center in the long axis of the room. I wired for 7.1 even though that's probably overkill, at least for now. Getting to 38% may be tough because of min viewing distance, but I should be able to get in the neighborhood.

So, based on what you've told me, I'm thinking of something like this:

1. 703 straddling the rear corners (the two vertical corners plus the rear wall/ceiling corner), 2' wide, 4" thick, kraft paper out. I'll probably use some of the space in the middle of the vertical traps for small cabinets (maybe use some 703 in the cabinet doors as well).
2. 703 around the remaining ceiling corners, 4" thick, kraft paper out, maybe at a shallower angle.
3. A ceiling cloud about 6" below the ceiling, alternating 2" and 4" 703, about 200 square feet.
4. About 180 square feet of 703, 2" thick, mounted directly on the walls.
5. Maybe a couple of panel traps adjacent to the front vertical corners, if I can make it work aesthetically.
6. Some diffusion panels on the walls interspersed with the absorption, particularly in the back.

Any additional thoughts before I get the credit card out for the next materials purchase?

Thanks,

Tim