Quote Originally Posted by hifi_dave View Post
Kit between the speakers has a huge negative affect on the sound. You need to move the speakers forward, or the gear back. Another thing I have often done when installing a system, is to drape a blanket or duvet over the equipment/TV. Might look crap but sounds a whole heap better.
Funnily enough Dave we have a very heavy chenille blanket for this very purpose! It makes a huge (positive) difference when this is draped over that big slab of a TV, but as mentioned above, I sometimes place one of the acoustic panels in between which works wonders too. We have (out of shot) a very heavy lined set of chenille curtains closing off the room from it's open plan adjacent room to the rear and when closed, that also helps. Lost of little tricks like that are worthwhile in a living room environment IMHO.