Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener?

Ozzy, you may want to measure your room. If you don't have any WAF considerations and can treat as you please I would measure. 

My GIK rep had a great point which is that, although he rec that I measure my room to see what I'm working with - because it is the LR and I'm WAF limited, that it is less important. This is because even if the measurements call for certain treatments, if they don't look like they will look good in our LR, I'm not buying it.

That said, I'm not tech savy at all and every time I start watching a youtube vid on REW my brain turns to mush. Also, I don't have streaming so I don't have a good way to hook up my laptop to my integrated amp (Primaluna). Someday I'll make the effort when I have more time, but I don't now - but again, it won't make much difference anyway since I'm for the most part limited to panels with Guliford fabric (and not ones with diffusion over top).

It is a amazing that turning the ASC tube traps how it can affect the center image.

ozzy

Sounds like you have a lovely space and you have treated it nicely. Do not over dampen the room.

Do you like the sound you are hearing? Do you believe there is an issue or are you thinking that if you remove your racks you just might create one?

Diffusion is already working on the rear wall due to the CD rack so I believe that is the direction to start with.

I would suggest a 6” thick 2x4 panel directly behind you flanked with two panels specifically designed for diffusion. Diffusion is best when they are placed approximately 8 feet from the listener which it appears you will have slightly more so they will work great there.

If I understand correctly the back corners have bass traps all ready so you should be good after the three panels are installed.

Enjoy and don’t over think this since it appears you already have a very nicely treated room.

Live End Dead End treatment works great in a recording studio when you are near field. I have found in my space if the front wall is too dead so is the music. I have bass traps in the from corners, absorption in the middle and diffuser panels directly behind the speakers. Works very well. My speakers are 55 inches out from the front wall measured from the front of the speaker and the speakers are rear ported so the diffuser panel scatters the sound from the port. Just one way to handle a front wall, there are many others, but the key is don’t over deaden the room.

Thank you that is very good advice.

You are right on. I like the sound I have but am concerned that when I remove the Cd's/rack the sound may change.

What about Stillpoints Aperture ll's. I already have 6 in the room, would a couple more of them behind me work well?

ozzy

I believe if you place one Stillpoint Aperture II on each side of a 6" thick absorption panel that is set directly behind your listening seat on the back wall you will be set perfectly and won't notice the CD racks as being missing. Mount them so the centers are in line with your ears. The sound probably will be even better. This assumes you have those bass traps in the corners of the back wall.