Yup. Trickery can work. I over-did it below though. When I added the panels over the fireplace, I lost spaciousness. The difference was very noticeable. Some of those louvered panels also shifted imaging. BTW, I made those panels from dollar store styroboard. laugh The big, bulky ones were Trevor's.

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House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated