Absorbers, diffusers for speaker placement...
I need some input from you gentle folk out there regarding a real world problem.......
Well, it all started after having bought a demo set of Finalsound electrostatic speakers!! But this problem applies to normal speakers as well, so I am counting on a lot of suggestions and experiences.
The easy part was getting these thin and tall speakers past the wife and after hooking them up, it was a delightful sound to behold needing 2 subwoofers to have an enveloping bass. So far so good as first impressions go.....
When I started to do some serious listening, the problems arose: distance from back wall ( front wall to some) was too small and began to sound better as this distance was increased. Speaker placement techniques such as Cardas and WASP to name a couple all came up with distances that would most certainly alter my marital status!!!
With the my better half only allowing a maximum of 40cm ( 16 inches ) from the wall behind the speakers I turned to other methods of reducing the reflected waves from behind the speakers to get a better sound stage with a respectable depth. Not too much to ask, I thought to myself.....
Although electrostatic speakers are dipoles, I would appreciate any comments, experiences and suggestions in the use of diffusers and or absorbers to scatter reflected waves or reduce their intensity in a way that benifits listening . Even if they been used with normal speakers, I am pretty sure somehow this forum would benefit from it,,,, could be of help to others out there.
Lastly, what sort of depth perception should one expect?