Close the flue…and put something on the roof to retrieve the lows that escaped! There's an easy test to see if the fireplace is "detrimental" and that is to put a rug or something that absorbs sound over the fireplace and listen to the system. I should note that I have had cables of differing length in other settings and it makes pretty much ZERO difference (and virtually unmeasurable if you're using good cable)…certainly not an audible difference, and "things between the speakers" is not necessarily an issue as it depends on the system and other factors of speaker placement. In my case anyway, the speakers are out front of the fireplace (you should get most speakers out into the room as much as you can anyway without causing a space issue, or if possible move them out just when listening) enough to obviate any reflection from the front of the thing, and the little corners created by the fireplace load the back ports a little and provide a spot for one of my subs. Besides, I can look at the fireplace gas dancing on the ever disintegrating "logs" while listening…all good.
Cable length dilemma!
Ok, so here's the dilemma: speakers placed on either side of a fireplace, impossible to place the amp between them. Only place to put the amp is just to the left of the left speaker, leaving a 1-foot run to the left speaker, and a 9-foot rum to the right speaker. I have always read that your L/R cables should be the same length, but in my case that would necessitate coiling 8ft of the L cable underneath the rack, which is the lesser of two evils here - mismatched length, or a big coil of cable under the rack?
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