I'll bet the angle of deflection behind the speakers will also vary the affect. Straight on versus 25 degrees angle in/out, 40 degrees angle in/out. Also, the run direction, are the slats vertical or horizontal?
I've seen where the slats are converging with some commercially available treatments. Actually, one of the best and most surprising behind transducers material I've ever experienced was a solid brick wall. Evidently, the porosity of some brick diffuses signals well.