Sound diffusion panels--do they reduce brightness?

Get that ottoman out'a there for starters!

Davehrab wrote: By going into the other room and listening you remove yourself from the extended/sustained ringing in your main listening room that is being caused by the long RT60 times, Echo Slap, and Comb filtering...

Not true. You are still hearing all that but with a very different perspective that affects the timing of those elements and, in fact, superimposes the filtering of the transition to the other room as well as the acoustics of the other room. May be informative but it is not unbiased.

Kal

I agree with 4est. Your ottoman is leather which is a reflective surface in close proximity to the listening position.

Before treating your room you may want to take a close look at your system components. You may have one or more components bordering on lean or thin sounding.

remove the ottoman? so where would I put my feet? where do you set the drinks? couldn't I just wrap it with a fur blanket? sound diffusion panels installed this weekend but not enough time to test results. Speakers have been moved back to be flush with rack and turned in some. will drag out the test cd and spl meter to plot a new graph of room response. more drapery panels added. Doing all this and trying to keep the WAF in check is a huge task.

Keep in mind the point of listening to music is enjoyment. For most of us, it should not be an exercise in deprivation. Leave the self-flagellation to those working on the fast track to sainthood.

What can be useful is to simply experiment a bit. A few inches this way or that, or the addition of a throw or other covering may offer the improvement you want without major decorating surgery.