acoustic placement/small bright room

Thank you very much for giving me that sanity check!

I am probably going to get some fiberglass Owens 703 or something like that and cover with sheets for now. When I get into a larger room I’ll invest in full on room treatment. As the post by Rives states, I did seem to get an aggressive pressure other than from the high frequency, which I had a hard time understanding until now (midrange). Believe it or not I have dealt with the bass issue. I use corner placement with my speakers and have a bass trap in the corner behind the speakers. The bass is not boomy at all and is actually tight and not bloated.

I do lose the reverb cues and don’t get the air that I do in a larger room but the intimate studio sound is definitely still enjoyable for the time being. Is there any particular placement for the absorption that would work best? I use auralex foam for first reflections. For example where on the walls would it be best to place the panels?

Thanks again all the comments above have been very helpful.

Rob

Make sure your listening chair/sofa is as far from the wall behind you as possible. A lot of the reflective glare you're hearing is coming from that rear wall and the farther your ears are from it, the better. Also get the speakers in from the rear (the one behind speakers) and side walls as much as possible.

I have an 11 x 13.5 room and by doing this the glare has been reduced substantially. My ears are 22" from the rear wall and I'm still 8' from center point between speakers. If you can do this and the relatively simple treatments discussed above, your problem should be pretty much under control - unless, of course, it's equipment related which I know you claim isn't the case. However, believe it or not, there are speakers, amps, cables, etc. that work better in small rooms.

I actually put some 4" fiber glass in the middle of each wall and it worked to tame the brightness and the aggressive midrange. Now I am going to adjust my speakers again since I had them toed out to help with brightness. I should be in good shape now.

Thanks again for the help all!

Rob

Robm321, what about carpeting? Also bookcases filled with books.
I have the same problem but refuse to turn my home into an anechoic chamber. Right now I use an equalizer. Parametric is better than graphic BTW.

What is the best placement for absorbtion? The first reflection points or behind the speakers?

Rob