@perazzi28 With the new Concerto Domus speakers, I did try a lot more positions to minimize the effect of room nodes. I was able to hear that in certain forward/back spots, the bass was bloated and in other spots, it was much better controlled and tighter. I have yet to go back and try that with the Aerials. With the Aerials being rear ported, I’m sure the best spot will be different, but it’s worth a try.
What I am able to say is that, at least with a speaker the size of the Concerto Domus, it doesn’t overwhelm the room. I’ll have to see how the Aerials fare.
As you see in my pics, there’s not much room on the back wall for diffusers, unless I put them on the cabinet doors. As far as near-field, I need to look more into that. I tend to like a large soundstage, and I’ve found that toe-ing in speakers compresses the soundstage. So my perception was that near field might compress it even more. But I could be misunderstanding how near field affects things.
@deecee Yes, I think we’ve been in the same Aerial thread on AK. I’ll take a look at those bass traps you mentioned.
@turkster3 For me, there’s a level of bass that’s enough. I don’t necessarily need subterranean bass, just not to feel like there’s something meaningful there that I’m missing out on. I think at least now, with all the room contents, additional subs would be a challenge. But what I’m getting with these smaller speakers seems enough so far.