Here we have the raw LEDE set-up before the fabric covered frames were put in place. While I didn't much care for the concept for home playback, I'm glad I tried it. The LEDE concept seems to magnify speaker placement differences, especially in imaging. Naturally recorded classical seemed to benefit most from this treatment. Containing the captured aural cues from the hall, with these discs one seemed to be able to hear far deeper into the hall. Popular music is less well served. Play back sounding just like the recorded-in-a-booth-ambience-added-electrically sucked out dry recordings that they are.

The next two are examples of the set-up I used in a rather small bedroom. I was getting excellent results out of this little room! If you still have your set-up sharing space in a living room you are not hearing its full potential. Fix up that spare bedroom or basement space! By virtue of being dedicated you will receive much better sound.  If you have said space, you would be suprised as to your significant others eagerness to have the domain battle over with!

Here is a better look at the fabric covered DIY absorber mentioned earlier.

Here is another small room, actually the upstairs to my current house. Notice the added reflection spots on the canted wall. It is in the playing around with all of these techniques you will gain so much knowledge of rooms and treatment in general. You will have gradually taught yourself the art of critical listening.

Here is a further inducement to try a dedicated room.Most non hobbyist visitors first reaction to the room is,COOL! I think instinctively one knows that in this case,form must follow function. Allowing for that, there is no need for it to be ugly. As a living environment? No. But for what the room must be, it can be made to look pretty darn nice in its own right.