Hi,
I did a few searches and poked about the forums a bit to see if I could find anything definitive on how the P3's respond to acoustical wall treatment directly behind them, but couldn't see anything.
Apologies if I missed a previous post on this.
I've got enough space in my audio (living) room to let the Harbeth's "breathe" when they arrive next week; about 15" from the rear wall, 40" from the side wall, 9' apart and I'm about 9' seated, in front of them. They'll be on rice-damped Target MR-24 stands.
This is roughly what my current set-up looks like, only change has been to put the RP6 on a Rega wall shelf.

I probably need a nice big rug to put down on the hardwood to soak up reflections a bit more off the floor, but since that's going to run me about $1,000 to keep my lady happy, it's on hold for a bit, and since my friend can give me some rather nice black, geometric-dimpled acoustical wall panels, I thought I'd give them a try behind the P3's first.
With the rear-ported B&W's I have presently, I've found the bass tends towards slightly boomy off the rear wall, but I can't pull them out any farther without risking foot traffic mishaps. I can't get the wall panels before the Harbeth's arrive and my CM1's are being picked up tomorrow, so no chance to see if they'd help them either.
I'm not worried about the P3's sounding good (I know they will!), but since they are sealed (reacting differently, I imagine, to wall placement compared to the ported CM1's) I'd like to do what I can to help the P3's sing their best in my space.
Any input would be great, many thanks!
I did a few searches and poked about the forums a bit to see if I could find anything definitive on how the P3's respond to acoustical wall treatment directly behind them, but couldn't see anything.
Apologies if I missed a previous post on this.
I've got enough space in my audio (living) room to let the Harbeth's "breathe" when they arrive next week; about 15" from the rear wall, 40" from the side wall, 9' apart and I'm about 9' seated, in front of them. They'll be on rice-damped Target MR-24 stands.
This is roughly what my current set-up looks like, only change has been to put the RP6 on a Rega wall shelf.
I probably need a nice big rug to put down on the hardwood to soak up reflections a bit more off the floor, but since that's going to run me about $1,000 to keep my lady happy, it's on hold for a bit, and since my friend can give me some rather nice black, geometric-dimpled acoustical wall panels, I thought I'd give them a try behind the P3's first.
With the rear-ported B&W's I have presently, I've found the bass tends towards slightly boomy off the rear wall, but I can't pull them out any farther without risking foot traffic mishaps. I can't get the wall panels before the Harbeth's arrive and my CM1's are being picked up tomorrow, so no chance to see if they'd help them either.
I'm not worried about the P3's sounding good (I know they will!), but since they are sealed (reacting differently, I imagine, to wall placement compared to the ported CM1's) I'd like to do what I can to help the P3's sing their best in my space.
Any input would be great, many thanks!
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