My system is ... well, not ready

Erik:

Congratulations on your new space and the ability to tailor it to your AV needs!  If you need acoustic/blackout curtains check out the following link: https://www.vocalboothtogo.com/product-category/acoustic-sound-blankets-sound-absorption-panels-prod...

I had a medical need that required creating some dark and quiet spaces in our house and these sound blankets were just what I needed.  They worked so well I decided to mount an 80”x80” blanket behind our 55” TV to see what it would do.  I used an Amazon Basics curtain rod to hang it about 4” off the wall starting at just below the crown moulding and draping down to about a foot from the floor.

The results were not subtle and my wife noticed the difference without being prompted.  The soundstage got deeper but the real benefit was a smoothing out of the bass response to the extent that I recently sold my subwoofer as the bass response is more than adequate without it.

Hi @craigsu61
Thanks for the advice, but those look... um, not for the living room? :) I’m just going to go with the cream and burgundy curtains I already have.

Hi Erik, and enjoy your new digs!  A nice bright place for listening and/or watching the flat screen ought to be pleasant.  That, and the exercise of 'set-up' for a 'phile in a fresh new room is always an interesting activity.
So, have fun...;)

Did you end up in NC or SC?

Keep on truckin.

As I look at the room and my move, it gets harder and harder to keep to the idea of separates. The attraction of getting rid of my beloved Luxman integrated, my Mytek DAC, HT processor and 3 monoblock amps to maintain a combined HT/Music system is vanishing.

Replacing them all with a single, new generation Anthem AVR is really really appealing.