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Need opinions on ceiling reflections

All,I have a soffit that is running length-wise on the LEFT side of the ceiling (picture in my system). The ceiling is 8' and the soffit part drops down about 1'. The speakers and sound panels are positioned with a precision of 1/8th of an inch and it sounds amazing - especially on the RIGHT side. The music appears to come from way back and way outside the RIGHT speaker and you can actually "look" that images of various instruments playing in those empty spaces. But I have a heard time "seeing" those images on the LEFT side speaker. I have a feeling that this issue happens because the reflection point on the left side ceiling is a foot lower than the one on the right side ceiling. I was planning of getting some acoustic foam and attach it to the ceiling using T-pins (since it is a textured ceiling and foam tapes will not work). I assumed that this will absorb the reflections and could work on restoring the proper timing/clarity on left side.

Could you guys weigh in and let me know your thoughts? Please feel free to let me know if I am off and the issue is completely different.
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milpai OP
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@noromance , @asctim, Thanks.
The panels on the back are a bit thick (GIK 244) and mounting would be a pain. Any suggestion on where to get a square  2' X 2' X 2" thick panel? How do you mount such a panel on the ceiling? What about handling this stuff? Current GIK panels are all finished products, so handling is not an issue.
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mapman
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Always avoid early reflections.    It smears the sound.  
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jtcf
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Experiment with a few sheets of the 703.It's light enough to hang from screw eyes with heavy twine from the ceiling joists.If you find it's effective, make or buy something more attractive.I had as many as five 2' x4' panels on my ceiling but ended up with only one positioned exactly between the speakers and my listening position. I thought I would have to spackle all of the tiny holes but I can't see them at all which made me happy:-)
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noromance
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Might be a good idea to use a 4’ wide sheet mounted on the soffit going from left to right to give coverage across the full front area, treating both sides equally. In other words, 2 feet on the soffit and 2 feet overhanging the right side.
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