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thanks to everyone very helpful and plenty to look at and food for thought...thanks you goner's are the best

For my HT system, my Marantz remote uses radiofrequency (RF) to control the electronics. Thus they are all in a closed-door cabinet, separate and adjacent to the viewing and listening area. I like this arrangement of having the gear (except for the TV and speakers obviously) out of sight. There are other remotes that use IR or RF that work just as well.

Studio Tech also has nice cabinents similar to the Salamander and to my eyes and pocket book a very good value. Top notch quality and heavy duty.

I use Xantech stuff with perfect results. Highly recommended and a lot of it can be found on eBay. Their RF blasters keep you from having to wire a silly little emitter to each component. I also now use a RF remote from Universal Remote. They are easily programmable from a computer.

http://www.universalremote.com/

Good Luck.

I have been hearing about the Xantech solution for some time with lots of good reviews.