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Diagonal setup of system...

The other day I had to move my system to clean around the area. I carefully marked where everything was before so that I could put it back the way it was. In order to get to some places on the floor, I had to move the entire system over to a corner. I decided to hook it up to listen to music while I cleaned the area. To my surprise, my system sounded better than it did with a conventional setup, side to side. The system was setup diagonally, sub in the middle, in the corner and mains on each wall. Any reason for this? I am thinking of keeping it this way.
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psychicanimal
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I am going for a diagonal room setup in the room I'm going to place my audio system/home office. Robert of Ridge Street Audio suggested I should go for such a setup in order to keep my speaker cables short and acoustics sounding right given my quasi nomadic lifestile.

Here's a technical paper on diagonal room setup:

How to set up a room with no treatment

There's also a place where you can buy cheap room acoustic treatments; I've seen them advertised here in Audiogon:

http://www.foambymail.com

I suggest you buy a little laser pen and two small mirrors.
psychicanimal
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My plan is to attack primary and secondary reflections w/ foam panels, build Decware's bass traps and place foam along the walls to the left and right of listening position ear level). The room is very small (11' x 11'6" x 8').
psychicanimal
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Rhyno, I currently have six RPG ProFoam Level 1 panels. Three of those are mounted in foam board and placed behind and above my sofa. Like you, my experience of having diffusion behind me is good. I've used the panel in three diferent apartments (I'm a nomad) but now with this diagonal setup things will change. I could setup two foamboard panels but I'm wondering whether other alternatives might be just as effective (and cheaper). I live within driving distance from the Carlo Foam Factory and their prices are good. I've been looking at these two types of panels:

Wall tiles

Pyramid foam

I know these are not as good as the upper ended RPG products but I can't forget I live in a rental townhome. I am aware that the diffusors I am using are two dimensional and thus not as effective. The RPG Skylines are way out of my budget. I wonder which of the two should I use and if both have practical uses, where goes which.

Where's Rives? We finally have a good and interesting discussion of room acoustics. We've not been wanting in the power delivery/noise control lately...

Regarding someone here who could not get used to the empty space, I thought about it. I have purchased quite a number of Kentia palms to be placed between the speakers. Hmmm, maybe my room will be shown in Audio/Video Interiors!
psychicanimal
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You mean like the Skylines (TM)? That's pretty cool! I think some of the guys in Audiocircle have done something like that. Do you have pictures?
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