Room Acoustics: Where to place the squares?

The GIK Acoustics web site has lots of excellent free advice.

is it? 😀

Thanks Eric also.  Your continued insistence on the importance of room treatments for significant sonic benefits has moved me from buying minimal to treating it like it's a necessary component.  But I may have to take a measured approach because I plan to move in a few years and don't want to end up with many unused items.

Um, I'll bite. Let's say you have 5, 2'x2' squares.  You must have been in a hurry and not included that.  That is inadequate to treat a room.  Even 10 of them.  So, put one behind your head, one on each side of your speakers, that's 5.  Stack the rest in a corner.  Don't isolate the reflections in the room, you don't have enough stuff. Isolate yourself from the reflections, easier and better. 

All written above ^^^^ is good advice, I went with ATS panels - found them on my local CL site. Spending the $$$ without sure of the outcome was questionable for me at first - where to start, so I went used. May not be the best choice if your music room is your Living room. I have a dedicated room, so didn’t t really care. Yes, everything counts in the audio world if you’re listening for it. I am now checking out Bass Traps.

Here are two good reads that my son sent me as I went down this path - he is an audio engineer, with a couple of Grammy’s to his credit.

more than necessary for a home environment but will certainly help you

another good read is: