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Improve your imaging in spite of having a TV between your speakers
 
Reference # Submitted by Submitter rating Cost
98 Graham Moore Excellent $0.00
 
Source Brand
discovered it on my own
 
Construction
 
Setup
Take a nice color-coordinated (matching your decor) wool or coarse synthetic blanket, fold it neatly so that it is exactly the full width of your TV, and lay it across the top of the television so that it drapes neatly over the entire height of the screen.
 
Use
Use it any time you wish to do some serious music listening.
 
Performance
The multiple layers of wool adsorb and diffuse sound that would otherwise be reflected right back to your listening position. Especially noticeable is a reduction in higher frequency reflections which are most destructive of imaging.
 
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Robert CAUTION!
Don't block any ventilation holes or you might end up with a heat-damaged television, or possibly a fire! (A raging inferno would have a largely negative impact on your audio soundstage.) Aside from the heat buildup issue, the theory involved is, pardon my pun, "sound".
 
MAC Y'know..this sounded really dumb to me....but I was just folding up beds from company on the couch, and decided to try it...Jeez....it works! Maybe not a shocking improvement, but it does deepen the stage a surpising amount. Thanx. Probably not "tech-y" enough for many tho!
 
Dominic The thick blanket probably works better. I use only a black piece of cloth to cover the front screen ( My TV is black in colour ).I also use 4 small transparent rubber feet sold for small component feet. I stick them at the corners. What I get out of this tweaks is slightly better focus at the centre stage. I will definitely try the blanket one day.
  
 
 
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