to diffuse or absorb...


hi all. i have a modest home theater/2 channel setup with all mirage bipolar speakers. m5si, om-c2, 595si. any suggestions as to wether i should diffuse or absorb early reflections? the room is quite small. also, i have dual svs 16-46's which have ports that aim toward the ceilinig. the ceiling i slow so the distance between the ports and it is 3 feet, any suggestions on whether to absorb or diffuse or do nothing to the ceiling directly above these. i suspect this small distance is causing me trouble with lf response. thanks for any input, d.
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One setup I have seen that worked well had a thick rug on the floor (absorption), absorption in all the corners and along the top of the wall near the ceiling join, and diffusion on the ceiling, the two side walls and behind the speakers.

Another pal has his room with dissimilar techniques on facing walls. He says never put diffusion facing diffusion, for example. If the room is quite small I would want to do more absorption than diffusion, though