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> hi Paul.
> 
> Buy a rug. :)

Indeed, almost anything would be cheaper than that stupid foam that breaks
down and off-gasses all kinds of poisons.  Problem is, a lot of cheap carpet
is just as bad.  You'd be better off trying to find some used throw or area
rugs, and placing furniture to break up the shape of the room.  The worst
thing is having a perfect square or rectangle to build standing waves and
cause nulls in odd places.  You can attach several 2'x4' ceiling tiles
hanging down from picture hanging cable staggered every 4' or so to baffle
the ceiling, too.  The idea is to break up the sound, not trap it and not
reflect it in on itself, so the more places it has to bounce before it runs
into itself, the better.  Think of the sound waves coming from your monitors
as pool balls and figure out what you need to do to keep them from hitting
each other and piling up or never reaching the whole room as they're ejected
from the speakers...

Best regards,
...z

Z,

Thanks for the comments.  I will do something different like you said.  Yes, the foam stuff does seem expensive.  I like the idea of using the throw rugs.  My g/f has been trying to convince me that was the way to go, but I was resisting.  After reading your post, I think I will go with your and her ideas.

Paul pfokus