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nineballg wrote:
 i've got all the first reflections covered with panels but i'm running 7.1 system and i was wondering about the reflections for the surround speakers. dont they need panels for their reflections? |
It doesn't hurt, all though, the goal is diffused, non-directional sound from those speakers, so you want a little reflection, especially with di-poles. There's probably a much more scientific way to do it, but I use the 7.1 clicks on AVIA at a good level to see how much reflection you're getting. With my absorption for my fronts on the front, back, and side walls, I didn't address the surrounds directly, just let the existing panels do it.
Since only about 10% (fake number pulled out of my end) of the movie sound comes out of the surround channels, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
One caveat, it probably would be good, if your surrounds are within 2-3 feet of a side wall, to treat that wall next to them with a small panel. It should help with speaker boundary interference response (SBIR).