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I would start by going the "long" way so, that would be setting up the speakers on the wall where the white shelves are...
Could you leave the couch there, and when you listen then move the chair to the listening spot, move it back to the side wall when not! I just don't like sitting that close to the back wall, even with some sound absorbers...and you are too nearfield, i think. What's the distance between the listening chair and the speakers and the left to right speakers?
A couple of things.If you're going to use a sub, pretty much ignore anything below 70-80Hz for now assuming you have some flexibility in sub placement.The right speaker is getting a LOT more boundary gain than the left so that would need to be addressed.Behind the seating, something thicker and better than foam will help with bass buildup off the rear wall.Bryan
Each speaker has built in subs. Im thinking about going through Glen for some bass traps on that back wall unless I move the speakers to the long way as Sonny suggested.
Where do you live? I have some DIY Jon Risch bass traps I built you can have. They are 4ft tall and 18" wide.Tuan
What's happening in the 5-9 kHz region - is that the speakers or the room doing that?
Im not sure.
A couple thoughts:Is this room only used by you (or one person at a time)? If so, rotate the system and get a chair instead of the couch. More room to walk around it??I don't see a TV, move the videos to a different room.Absorbtion behind the speakers, left and right, and ceiling should help that peak, I would think.
I will chat with her and see if we can make some more compromises cause you are right, a recliner or chair would be ideal for a number of reasons.
I think the close distance is the cause for the rising FR. It was probably voiced for standard 3 meter listening distance. Maxcasts idea is good, you can damp the walls with absorbtion to reduce the upper frequency reflections especially at reflection points. You could also use jimgouldings baffle pads to stop the baffle reflections of the upper freqs. I have had good results draping something over the tweeter, like acoustically transparent cloth, but it is not ideal. The advantage of acoustic absorption is that its attenuation increases with frequency, which offsets your rising FR naturally. You could also use electronic room correction to EQ the line level signal to match your speakers and room. You are a good candidate for this because you only need to cut, not boost, and less expensive minimum phase filter solutions work well on the highs. If you already use a computer for playing music, adding AudioLense is pretty easy and sounds excellent, or Foobar with an EQ plugin, or Inguz for squeezebox players.
