Since my loving and wonderful wife (the original purchaser of Gladys) was kind enough to attend the RMAF with me, it seemed like a great opportunity to look at audio furniture. I thought that Audio Elegance displayed some nice looking racks, and my wife and I discussed the issue with Mr. Jeff Dicks. He was kind enough to actually dig up this thread and then email a reply, which seems like pretty good customer service to me. He gave me permission to post his email message, which is shown below. This kind of thing is part of what makes this hobby special, in my opinion. Someday, Gladys will be....um....RELOCATED. Anyway, here's the message:
Hello Bill, I finally found the time to search for your discussion regarding Gladys that we discussed at the RMAF in Denver. I sincerely understand your concerns, the problem is I have found most everything has a trade-off. As far as Gladys creating problems with room acoustics, I feel even with a double wide open rack with a table top big screen would hamper sound almost as much as what you have now. With the newer technology and the thin wall mount big screens this is a different story. I would be very tempted to consider a lowboy double wide open rack which I could provide either in a stock design or designed to your specs and a wall mount thin big screen. I believe I could integrate the lowboy rack or whatever rack you may consider with your furniture and decor without much trouble. Another option may be to seperate the audio room altogether. In any event please be advised I am more than willing to help in any way I can. Sincerly, Jeff Dicks President Audio Elegance 605-352-3461.