room setup

In my old room (a dedicated LEDE room) I had some Infinity Prelude MTS set up and sounding amazing. The depth is something I'm still trying to acheive in my new room. Anyway, we decided to add a 36" Sony WEGA HDTV monitor to turn it into a theater. The monitor was placed between the speakers and the imaging went to hell. I tried experiments with draping a big heavy blanket over the monitor to try to get the imaging back and was only marginally successful. Then I had an idea to create a "stealth shroud" around the monitor. I took a pair of window screens that were close the the side dimensions of the monitor and glued Sonex foam to them. Then attached them to each other using some 3/8" dowels across the top of the monitor (turning it into a sort of cage around the monitor). I put a few Sonex panels on top of the dowels but left enough space on top and at the bottom of the screens so that air could still flow. This improved the imaging immensely. It wasn't quite like the monitor wasn't there but it was close.

After I painted my old apartment, the first thing I set up was the stereo. Moved in the couch, rug, set up the speakers and let it warm up. The imaging was beyond belief. Not only did images actually jump out at you, but they materialized ubove & below the speakers. Living conditions dictates that you cannot have a seperate room for a stereo, and another for video, but this would be ideal conditions.

Everybody has this problem in a normal livivg situation. The only recorse is to move the speakers as far out as possible. Now I don't mean the speakers should be in front of your face, this will depend on the size of the room. People say drape a blanket in front of your TV, but then your friends start to look at you funny. just learn to live with it unless you can afford a dwelling with a seperate TV room.

Interesting stuff about "stealth" cover for TV.Sounds like Defense Dept .stuff.I had same phenomena when friend had is dog cage between speakers with blanket over it.I told him just use blanket when they go in for night and your stereo is of.Made big difference.But even though the cage had huge gaps and was not a solid it made difference when removed.Too many folks keep their rack between their speakers when they could sue long speaker cables or better XLR connects between pre and amps on floor.I have thought of "treating" my traditional 10" by 60+" windows behind my Speakers with either sonnex tiles on plywood and just hinge them to swing into a full square when listening better to use a diffuser as opposed to absorptive pattern to do so.think I migh also try buying 6" plastic pipe using acoustic tile or at least on half of it.Then finish by making pedestals that then and this way you can realy tune the room at least somewhat concerning the speaker refelction.Can be big benefits for little money.But even cheaper is getting clutter around speaker cleaned as much as room permits/.
Cheers
chazz