[DARTH AUDIO]

I need some advise.

I'm in the middle of changing around my listening room. I want to have it set correctly when my VR-4jr's arrive. I have two(soon to be 3) Boltz 5 shelf album rack(5'Hx3'Wx13"D) and a CD rack(5'Hx3'Wx9"D).

If I place the album & CD shelving units on the rear wall behind the speakers, will this help or hurt the sound? Where is the best place to position my album & CD shelving units?

Thanks,

G

[Housteau]

In my room I have all of my storage units even with the listening seat and behind along the rear wall for diffusion.  I reserve the areas in front of me for absorbing acoustic energy to create those reflection free zones.  I guess that comes out of the older school of thought for the LEDE room where you want things that way, absorptive in front and diffusive in the rear, but to a much greater extreme.

You had mentioned rear wall behind your speakers.  Did you mean the front wall?  If so, my personal opinion is not to have anything between your speakers up passed a certain height.  That is an area I reserve for absorption and treat to eliminate reflections.  However, I do know of some that prefer and do have tall equipment racks againts their front wall and swear by that placement.

Dave

[JoshK]

Dave said what I would have suggested.  I also suggest playing around a bit until you get best results.

[DARTH AUDIO]

Dave & Josh, thanks for the advise. Dave, I should have said front wall. I was also thinking of placing the shelving units behind my listening position. My listening room has only one problem area. That would be the rear wall. I live in a 2 level loft and I have about 10 feet of open space between my listening position and the rear wall. That space is for my spiral staircase and a hallway to the "CAN". Any comments on whether putting the shelving units behind my listening position would either help or hinder the sound in my room.

Thanks for the help,

Gary