[rockadanny]

As you can see from the pictures I have a cabinet between my speakers, though the speaker baffles are out in front by several inches. In the middle of it is a large cavity (50"w x 49"h x 24"d) housing a new tv (46" plasma). Had to remove the doors to fit the tv so no longer able to hide the cavity and tv while listening to 2 channel audio (without video of course).




Should I treat only the tv (perhaps heavy blanket) or do I need to treat/cover the entire cavity?
And if I need to treat the cavity, must the treatment fit tightly?
Panels? Diffusors? Heavy blanet?
Any suggestions? I sit about 12 feet away from the speakers.

[Jeffrey Hedback]

Hello rockadanny,

Have you heard any difference between doors on and doors off?  It is very unlikely that there would be discrete & early reflections from this change.  Also, any resonance is highly unlikely to be perceived as there are a lot of items/nooks/furnishings in the existing space.

If you are hearing a change it would be good to know if it seems more brash or more muddy.  This would help target either an absorber in front of display or absorption in cavity.

[rockadanny]

Jeffrey,

As per an off-line suggestion (thank you Bryan), I covered the TV with a heavy blanket and all seems OK with just that. Perhaps my fears were unfounded. More sessions are required for further evaluation, but for now I am happy. Thank you.