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Location of compoments.

Hello,

I'm reading Jim Smith's book "Get Better Sound". He notes that, if possible, do not locate your audio rack between the speakers, better off to one side. I would guess over 50% of audiophiles have their equipment exactly where he says it should not be placed. Needless to say, I would need 20' long speaker cables to reach the farthest speaker. Not very cost-effective or practical. 

Any thoughts? Do most have their electronics between the speakers?

 

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bdp24
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@yoyoyaya: Townshend played a Tele in the 60's? That I did not know. I saw The Who in '68 and '69 (fantastic!), and neither time was he playing a Tele. In '68 he was still smashing his guitar to end the set, and there is no way to break a Fender guitar.

 

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@bdp24 Must have been cool. I didn't see the Who until much later on, 1982 It's Hard tour. Before the concert in Vancouver in rehearsal Pete decided to swing his arm around the guitar and the whammy bar went right through the middle of his hand. Doctors said there could not have been a better spot for the impalement- no severe damage. 

Don't know which guitar this was. 

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Mr. PT played a lot of different guitars.

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My current setup is totally between the speakers, but back against the wall.  I bought a pair of long XLR cables and moved everything into an alcove to the left of the speakers and I lost a bit of soundstage on the left, so I moved everything back.

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@mclinnguy  I thought that was the stairway to heaven.  
I saw the Who in 1981 in KC and, while he didn’t impale his hand, his fingertips were bleeding such that, by the end of the show, you could clearly see an arc of blood with each windmill (I had good seats).  

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