I have 2.5 feet from the back of my floorstanders to the wall, and 3.5 to the side, I have seen some people placing silk plants behind their speaker, good idea or not would the silk plant cause diffraction or absortion thx
I have a 5' tall fake tree/plant in a back corner of my setup. I measured the room response with and without it. I found no difference in SPL's at any frequency. Also, it does't seem to effect imaging positively or negatively.
Live plants enjoy music; to set plastic ones behind the speakers is to waste the "psychic energy" which real plants could enjoy. However, it was found that in basement home theaters plants were not influenced positively by the music, and they died. This is why you never see plants in commercial theaters.
I have used the silk ficus trees back from the days of Martin Logan's - placed behind the speaker and it did help with diffraction and imaging. I have em, so they usually stay in the rear front corners behind the speakers. I have also seen this setup in many showrooms...
Kirk, perhaps no one informed you that you only get definitive results with Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees". Try it again. You'll see. It's all about synergy.
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