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Where do you have your rack?

After reading Jim Smith's book, I moved my rack to the sidewall. There is a lot that I like about it. Easy access to source components and to the volume as long as you run a preamp. But, I feel like the long interconnects are the weakest link in my system and that it does not give me much flexibility.

I'm about to move to an integrated amp and am thinking about moving my rack behind and between my speakers so that I can keep using my best interconnects. Any thoughts/experiences?

Tim
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swanny76109
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You have already answered your question!
bryoncunningham
890 posts
 
I currently have my rack in a ventilated closet just outside the listening room. After battling mechanical and airborne vibration for years, I have finally won.

The closet is just behind the wall with the speakers, so I have a 15 foot speaker cable run - longer than average, both nothing too extreme. I am very happy with this arrangement, though of course it may not be possible for most folks.

If I had to choose again between placing the equipment between the speakers or placing it on the sidewall, I would choose the sidewall, for the reasons mentioned in Jim Smith's book.
dorkwad
548 posts
 
Let me ask you, Tim, when you moved your rack to the side, ala Jim Smith's book, did the sound improve in any way? I've been thinking of doing that also, ubt it would require putting dedicated 20 amp outlets there like I have between the speakers now. If I did that, I'd also build one of those Rives half round diffractors at the middle of the wall behind the speakers. Please tell me your experiences with the side wall placement vs. between, but behind the speakers. My speakers sit about 3 st. in flornt of the equipment rack currently. My system sounds excellent in every way but Jim says that the rack between the speakers is the number one boo-boo in system setup. Thanks, Bob
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