Hi Ozzy,
I have been using Line source Dipoles (planars) since 1978. I owned Apogee Divas for 6 years. I currently use Sound Labs ESLs.
You are headed in the right direction, but someone fed you the wrong information.
Line source dipoles radiate sound in a "flat" figure 8 pattern. By "flat" I mean there is no sound radiated up or down. In your case the lines source characteristic ends at about 250 Hz. Middle C is 256 hz. For the best imaging you need sound absorption behind the speakers. You want to kill the back wave as much as possible. Diffusers are simply going to increase the number of early reflections, confusing the image more. I use 4" acoustic tile behind the speakers. It is very effective above 250 Hz and dirt cheap. It also looks cool if you get the pattern right. You can get it on Amazon.
At first you might think the sound has become duller, less air, whatever. But, if you are paying attention, voices now hang, well defined in space. Any hint if sibilance behind female voices is greatly reduced or gone altogether. Everything is in better focus. The third dimension becomes palpable. The glare is gone. If you take the tile down you will not believe what you had been listening too!
The problem below 250 Hz is much more difficult. As the wavelengths get longer they are harder to stop or deflect. The wavelength of 250 Hz is about 1 meter.
Another issue with planar speakers, especially full range or two way types is they HATE making bass. They will do it but it distorts everything else the driver is doing and wastes a lot of power. You can lower distortion and increase your head room by as much as 10 dB by adding two subwoofers and a two way crossover with digital bass management. People think it is difficult to match subs to planars. Not true at all if you do it correctly. It is tougher, but it can be done to great effect. You have to cross up around 100 Hz with a very steep slope of at least 8th order and match the launch time of all the drivers. This can only be done digitally. it is like adding a turbocharger to your car. Two Martin Logan Balanced Force 212s and a DEQX Pre 4 processor would be amazing.