Hello Phansson.
Thank you for your very thorough reply to my inquiry regarding the screen/speaker performance. As informative as the Center Stage comparison was, I personally believe that the screen's effect on speaker frequency output once it leaves the driver and tweeter will depend on the speaker. Case in point, according to what was stated in the paragraph below, when the screen is in place (in front of the speaker/s) some minorr adjustments may be needed to balance the attenuation.
Well, let's say you have Klipsch Reference Speakers, that could very well be a good thing. But let's say you have Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grands....., as laid back as those speakers are, depending on what you're listening to, the screen could have an undesirable effect on the speaker's response. Being that you have the Paradigms, which I feel fall right in between the dynamic range of the Klipsch and the laid back almost subdued response of the VA's,
which probably makes the Digms the perfect speaker for this type of application/concept.
And by all means, if my assessment is off base, please correct me. No doubt, their concept seems to be a sound one, pardon the pun!
When you do your experiment, can you also try it in two channel mode while listening to a CD. I know the screen would never be down when listening to music. But in two channel, if there is in fact a difference in the sonic signature with the screen down, two channel playback would reveal it.
Again, you have created a definitve home theater! Well done Phansson, well done.