HELP; Acceptable Living Room Sound Treatment


My TV is on the side of the LR with a very high wall and the echo is terrible. What can I do to minimize the echo but keep it understated? My current listening room is my office and is really a room only for me so I can do whatever in there, but my living room is where everybody goes.

The sound system in my living room is not state of the art by any means, but I'd still like to tone down the echo and get the best from what I have now.

I thought about creating some kind of art with black poster board and some grey Acoustic Foam, the kind you can get from Parts Express. If might look fine if I hung it up high enough but not sure if it will or not.

Any advice would be appreciated.
matchstikman
I kinda had the same problem with my 2 channel room with the high ceilings. Check out the "Ergo" site. Room Analysis & Correction System from KRK. I have mine ordered so don't have first hand experience but have talked to several others that say it is excellent and precludes hanging busters.
Hi everyone, I still believe dispersion is the best solution as you can then dial back volume. And cornertraps do them real good removing them from the corners!
Try using book shelves, furniture, drapes etc to tame the echoes you mention you're having trouble with. You'll have slap echo between two parallel surfaces so be sure to put something in front of one of the two parallel surfaces - carpet on floor or bookshelf on one side wall etc.

If all else fails, trade in the girlfriend; if she's this controlling during your courting phase, think about what she'll be like after years of marriage ;)
01-03-10: Markus1299
I kinda had the same problem with my 2 channel room with the high ceilings. Check out the "Ergo" site. Room Analysis & Correction System from KRK. I have mine ordered so don't have first hand experience but have talked to several others that say it is excellent and precludes hanging busters.
Markus1299 (System | Threads | Answers)

I just ordered the ERGO as well. It arrived today. Curiosity + the need to deal with room acoustics + cheap price + 60 day money-back = Me buying to try it out. Hopefully the results are positive and not some sort of tradeoff. If things go well, I'll continue to treat the room from here, but my setup is also living-room based (with sloped ceiling and lots of hard surfaces) so WAF is an issue.