Center placed equipment stands

@davekayc If you are asking about how I play music, it is mostly streaming from 1 of my computers via a Sonore microRendu into the Peachtree. I also have a FM tuner and SACD player hooked up onto the integrated.

The types of music varies upon mood.

My current setup is rather good and suitable for such a small room. However, I am trying to blow the doors of the current setup with my next setup. Actually one of my thoughts was to keep the LS50s in this room and go crazy with the electronics such as the Luxman c900u preamp (non-DSP) and Luxman m900u amp. However, that changed along with interest in other (or better) speakers once the Yamaha NS5000 became available in the USA this month.

The next speaker I am get is likely the Yamaha NS5000, even on a temp basis, for this current room until I move to another house. So my question about adding the bookshelf containing a lot of books in-between the speakers was related to taming a very bass heavy speaker. I will speak with the dealer that will sell me Yamaha speakers and the DSP preamp or integrated about the bookshelf placement. Some DSP engines like Room Perfect actually suggest one does not use room treatments, but real world feedback (at least on A’gon) seems to indicate that treatments first, then DSP Room Perfect on top of that.

Exciting news today was the funding of this new system purchase has now become clear. I am just figuring out the final details of system setup now, thus these questions on this thread and the thread I started about Balanced XLR and the AES48 standard for long cable runs.

One of the best reasons for balanced electronics with the appropriate interconnects. Long I/C runs are feasible.

Forgot to add that just because your components use XLRs doesnt mean that these components are truly balanced!

In 45 years, I’ve generally had something between the speakers, either the equipment (including turntable) and/or a TV.

Recently, after reading Get Better Sound, I decided to get everything out of the middle. A formidable task given that my room is 12’ W X 11’ L. I have no Wife Acceptance Factor so the result is not pretty. I did it in phases, first removing the TV and consolidating the racks, then I listened. There was a distinct improvement in the stereo image and sound stage. Now everything is gone from between the speakers. The racks are on the side and the only thing between the speakers is a large window covered by a mattress pad.

The results have been phenomenal. Live jazz is literally staged in the club as if I were sitting front and center. My reference records have never sounded so good. When I listen to the better recorded and mixed rock n’ roll I am hearing things like never before, like I have a new system, it’s so compelling. Live rock is in the hall or auditorium.

I lucked out. Every cable I had already invested in was long enough, so no cable replacement.
I recommend it highly. You’ll be very pleased with the result. I also recommend Get Better Sound by Jim Smith. The guy is a wealth of knowledge and experience and has very practical methods to get better sound. Get the DVDs too, they augment the book very well and bring out a few tricks not in the book.

Rollin

I’d like to be a glitz queen, but unfortunately my equipment rack is off to the side