Would diffusion help in this space

I would put 2 fake ficus trees side by side right in front of the TV. Move them to the side when you want to watch.

Thanks all for your replies

Dan Ed I appreciate your suggestions Brian at GIK has been very helpful and asked for his recommendation on many occasions trying to get opinions of others at the same time

Newbie I will try a few of your suggestions

Onemug very interesting what does the ficus tree in this postion accomplish can you expand on this

Ah onemug, you gotta love a skeptic! :)

Diffusion could help your sound if placed on the wall behind your chair. Although I doubt it, it might even help on the side walls as well.

Diffusion on side walls will help in soundstaging and depth. However, it will depend on how close your speakers are to the side walls. For small rooms with the speakers close to side walls, the effect will be larger. In your case whereby the side walls are further away from the speakers, the effect may not be too substantial though. Anyway you can't place anything on your left wall since there is a door there.

The standard reply from Ethan is to place absorption at first and 2nd reflection points and diffusion everywhere else. I remember reading this somewhere in the forums or his website.

Musicfile,

If you put a cotton blanket over your tv, you will have a certain sound. A wool blanket will give you another. Different materials absorb and reflect different frequencies. People roll tubes for a different flavor, I suppose you could roll blankets. (I'm half serious here).

Ficus trees have alot of tiny leaves that I think would help the center fill your speakers are trying to do.

As a side benefit, you could impress people with the quality of your tv picture. Just say "Look how real those trees look". :-)

Rsjm80, I do love skeptics. I keep them in a skeptic tank.