Hi Bpape!
Ok, since my last comments, I have added an area rug to the living room and this appears to have made a noticable difference in the room sound.
The sonic difference is sufficient that this has given me confidence that improving the sound of my living room is not quite as hopeless as I thought and am now actually seriously considering panels.
I have also made up my mind and will be going for a HSU sub to replace the Klipsch KSW-10 that's sitting in the corner.
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For the seating, what I was asking is to pull the couch out so your ears are at least 2' from the wall - 3' would be better but we take what we can get.
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Hmm...I measured two feet into the room from the back wall. Moving the couch forward by that much would look quite awkward for a living room. I don't see how this would be possible here. A few inches could be possible though.
This being the case, would placing panels on the rear wall be innefective, or would there need to be more and/or thicker panels on the back wall to compensate for my closeness to the back wall? Would more or thicker panels create new issues such as make the back wall sound dead (though I admit, I'm not sure if this is really a bad thing, since my ultimate goal is to get music detail back and improve bass and the 100-200+ Hz response in my room)?
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Realistically, you don't have much in the way of vertical corners to play with and the upper horizontal ones will be out for aesthetic reasons. Right side can't be done since the left side is in the dining room and I assum that is a no-no.
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Yes, this is pretty much my analysis as well.
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So, that leaves the floor behind the couch and behind the speakers (the corners), the front wall, the rear wall, and the ceiling.
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When you say, "Behind the speakers", do you mean the rear surrounds? Should I worry too much about them since they seem to be only really noticeable on occassion in movies?
Many thanks for your help...