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Imaging and system stand placement

I have very holographic imaging in my system but others have told me on an online thread that having the equipment rack between the speakers (but behind the drivers) will never give you uncompromized imaging

my SRA Craz rack is very open

i would say that 90% of audio demos and more than 95 % of people's systems have the rack positioned between the speakers

i see these mega cost no object audio systems in professionally designed and custom built out rooms here at audiogon with the audio racks on the side walls and mono blocks up front. It must be a ton of cabling. I like keeping everything short and do not want to do balanced cables. And I would rather run speaker wire than interconnects long distances

would different length speaker cables work okay?

i feel if the backwall behind the listener, corners and first arrival positions are handled correctly then you will get appropriate handling of secondary room effects and resulting good imaging  - and this is more important than the rack position (if it is behind the drivers)

also the distance the speakers are from the wall behind and to the side of them is much more critical

i wouldn't consider putting a tv betweenin a main 2 channel room
or at least cover it

Thanks in advance for your comentary and experiences
 

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audiotomb OP
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Willie

very interesting insight on the minnimal pull down effectiveness of the vinyl blind.  Move than likely you had standing waves building at the ceiling points or refracted off the back wall upward.

I have always had the idea of retiring in a mountain area with a sweeping view behind the sound system. perhaps support wall gaps right behind the speakers

your friends concert - he might consider dry walling that area
and if he needs external soundproofing double it up with an air gap
wolf_garcia
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Balanced low impedance signal lines can be run a long way without degradation, although I personally don't do long runs with my hifi…just live stuff. Differing  speaker wire lengths often aren't audible unless there are extreme differences, and even then hard to tell…I don't need room treatment beyond what is there naturally as my ceiling slopes up from the front wall 9 feet or so to a 15 foot back wall, with my listening couch 3 feet or so from the back. Speakers are in front and to the sides of a gas fireplace…plenty of gap and far enough in front so that the fireplace has zero effect on the sweet spot…rack to the side…enough furniture to keep the room great sounding in that spot anyway, elsewhere in the room you get standing waves, actual waves (damn water clean up), waves of nostalgia, waving tree branches…wait…those are outside... 
williewonka
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Audiotomb....
your friends concert - he might consider dry walling that area
and if he needs external soundproofing double it up with an air gap
He's now looking at a second layer of drywall with Green Glue between them on the wall - but the ceiling will require some "finess"

http://www.greengluecompany.com/
 
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