How Important is Getting Your Rack Out

Thanks Rleff
The Mogami's might be worth a try I'm looking at 4-5 meters and my current Ensemble cables in that lenght are out of reach right now.
Thanks All

I have never had better results than I do now with rack off to side and feeding 20ft cables to amps in between the speakers. I dont do balanced and maybe that would be better but I am very happy with what I have now, plus the rack is only a couple feet from chair vs 10 or so if its in center, plus the speakers look better 4 ft out on room with nothing between them besides amps.

A good looking 'rack' is fine for me almost anywhere.
However I find it distracts my musical appreciation if located between my speakers?

I have my rack off to the side, & my power amp in between the speakers. It "looks" much better that way too, IMO, if that matters. I don't even have real expensive IC's to the amp, & I think my system sounds fantastic. And I know it's not about looks, but if you have a great looking expensive power amp, it's nice to "show it off" by placing it between the speakers.

Oh, & whatever extra you spend on IC's to the amp, you can save by using shorter spkr. cables......

i try to keep my rack hidden. my wife's rack... well that's another story.