Flat screen between speakers, again.


I know this has been discussed before, but after reading most of the somewhat recent responses to similar questions I still need to pick your collective brains.
To mitigate the TV's impact, I am considering building a panel that would cover the TV when it's not in use. The panel would be a 2.5' x 4.5' diffuser or absorber. Ideally it will hang above the TV when I am watching TV and would lower down to block the TV when I am listening to music.

My question is whether this is a viable solution and, if it is, would I be better served with diffusion or absorption?


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Have you experimented yet by covering the TV? Before you build anything, try using a bath towel or lightweight blanket over the TV. This will not cause very much absorbion, it just eliminates the reflective surface between the speakers.


Tony, I recommended a blanket as an experiment to see what if any sonic change occurs vs. the TV glass.

In my case, I was very satisfied with the sound from my system but wanted to see if eliminating reflections off the TV would be beneficial. I tried absorbion and it changed the imaging. So I tried a light blanket and I heard a more focused 3D image; it's like the TV disappeared. 
Now I use a the cotton blanket cut to size as my treatment.