Agree about rack off to the side. I have my amp on the floor between speaks, slightly behind them. Rack to the left, slightly behind them. 3m balanced IC pre to amp and 6 ft speaker cables. Excellent center image.
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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Like most things in life, it all depends. Especially if you have a TV between your speakers which are all in close proximity--bad idea. In the case of my audio room, a small rack is 5 feet behind the speakers. If anything, it probably helps imaging by maintaining perfect symmetry in my room. Remember Michael Green, the guru of speaker placement/imaging? He also felt this was the way to go. So it all depends. |
In response to ozzy62's query:
Here is my corrected post: I have not had any electronics situated between my L/R speakers since 1972. OTOH, since my systems have been multichannel since around 1995, there is another (identical) speaker in the center between the left and right speakers. There is a power amp on the florr behind each one. The rest of the equipment is placed where is it most convenient for me to access it because cabling is cheap. |
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