Bright room, help


I'm relatively new to high end and need some help.

I have my set up in a vaulted living room with hardwood floors and lots of sheetrock (damn those parallel walls!). Not a lot of furniture and what I do have is leather. I need some simple inexpensive ideas to warm the room up a bit, without detracting from the decor. It's very bright and brings on fatigue sooner than I'd like.

Any ideas Audiogonners???

Thanks,

Steve
smccull
Owens Corning 703 fiber board covered in fabric. You can make it look nice (any fabric you pick). You only have to use flame retardant like Guilford if it is permanently mounted to the walls. You may choose the Guilford anyway, but it is a little more expensive. This is a great absorber, broad band, and relatively inexpensive. Be sure to use it at the first reflection points and then you can experiment. Behind the listener often needs diffusion and/or absorbtion.
You can hang rug on the wall behind where the speakers stand.
Also placing a rug on the floor where the rig stands will be also as helpful.
place a rug between the speakers and your listening position to eliminate floor reflections of the uppermids and high frequencies. adjust toe in to avoid side wall reflections or add deadening materiel on the side wall reflection points, including book cases, plants etc. don't be afraid to put the speaker axis's crossed in front of the listening position. adjust speaker heighth. you might list your equipment as some may be able to comment on ways to tame the equipment itself.
Typically, you want some very thick berber type carpeting with thick quality oriented pad underneath.

Sell the leather and purchase a cloth sofa and/or chairs (cotton is nice and cool to the touch like leather). And clothe ottomans. Leather will reflect sound.

I sold my leather sofa for some cloth chairs and ottomans and noticed a decent improvement in the bass region. The cloth material and cushions certainly act as an absorber.

Cover any windows with soft/thick draperies. Maybe even some parts of walls.

Remove any wall pictures especially if they have glass fronts.

Install large bookcases (no doors, no glass) with not so nicely kept books on shelves. The less orderly the shelves, the better the defraction.

Get rid of any tables and floor or table lamps and install some recessed lighting.

Move the speakers away from side and back walls.

Ensure that your listening chair is at least 4 to 6 feet away from the wall behind it.

-IMO