Odd shaped room, which walls to use to position speakers?

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Hi Guys

I can't move my desk or change my room, but I don't know what takes precedence when placing my speakers.

I know they say to put it in the centre... But if I do that, the right speaker will be right in a corner, bass build up? I also have a set of draws that are holding that part of the desk up.

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Not an accurate drawing (I'm at work), but as you can see, I kind of have two alcoves. One for the desk, and one with the bed. So what do I compromise on?
  1. The bass build up & having to re-enforce my desk in order to get balanced first reflections?
  2. Or not having perfectly balanced first reflections?

Also, what should I put over the glass in my room? My window has a blind, and I could stack stuff on the window sill? But my wardrobe has glass fronts. Should buy some absorbers (or diffusers), and attach to a sheet to hang in front?

I also record in here... (Acoustic instruments)
 
If you can't move your set up, then I would use bass traps to absorb any buildup in the corners behind the speakers (and in the rear portion of the room). You can use a panel on the wall for the left side and use a stand for on on your right to have them be at equal places. This will give you better left-to-right symmetry. For covering the glass you can use absorbers on stands, or the method you've suggested could work as long as however you affix the sheet can hold the weight.
 
Thankyou for your reply. That makes a lot of sense, I hadn't thought of having absorbers off the walls :D

Should I mount the ones on the right on a sheet of wood?

I assume that means I won't need diffusers (its a small room - but lots of glass).
 
jwheeler said:
Should I mount the ones on the right on a sheet of wood?
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Nope! I wouldn't bother. An air gap enhances bass absorption a bit - having a huge one behind the panel is more beneficial than having a hard back (plus, a rigid back would likely encourage diffraction, which should be avoided)

I wouldn't bother with diffusion for now - the bass and stereo image will be hard enough to get right as it is.
 
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