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?


128x128tony1954
Funny you should say that. I read somewhere recently that leaving it alone is fine and in fact, that it sounds better with a TV in the space.
@noromance

Well that would certainly save me money and effort, but I do believe that the additional room treatment would improve my situation, rather than maintaining the status quo. Thanks.

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.