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Diagonal setup of system...

The other day I had to move my system to clean around the area. I carefully marked where everything was before so that I could put it back the way it was. In order to get to some places on the floor, I had to move the entire system over to a corner. I decided to hook it up to listen to music while I cleaned the area. To my surprise, my system sounded better than it did with a conventional setup, side to side. The system was setup diagonally, sub in the middle, in the corner and mains on each wall. Any reason for this? I am thinking of keeping it this way.
matchstikman
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rhyno
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i haven't tried the two products you mentioned so i cannot say whether they'd be worthwhile or not. but the prices are attractive...

quick cheap RPG diffusor recipe:
hot glue gun
2' by 4' by 1/8-1/4" perfboard (at home depot / lowes)
2* 2'by4'by2" styrofoam (available at any arts supply store--buy the biggest sheet you can buy)
straight edge razors
spray can of rubber undercoating for cars (available at autozone).

1) with the razor, cut the styrofoam into pieces 2" by 2" by various heights - 1", 2", 4".
2) glue pieces to perfboard in random pattern but with little uncovered space
3) spray with rubber undercoating.

--there, you just made an RPG diffusor for $40 that would've retailed for $600.

rhyno
psychicanimal
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You mean like the Skylines (TM)? That's pretty cool! I think some of the guys in Audiocircle have done something like that. Do you have pictures?
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rhyno
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no pics, sorry.

DIY room treatments are w/o question the biggest bang for the $ in audio. as Nike says, just do it.

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