Placement of electronics

I agree with putting all the equipment on the side but away from the first reflection. Vibration affecting the components is an issue but more importantly is the messing up of imaging. I would figure what you can spend on long cables and put the gear in the best spot. I sold my Kimber Heros and ran long ICs of Blue Jean LC-1s. I defy anyone to tell the audible difference between the two and the placement far outweighs the type of IC.

I have a CD-only system with 4 electronic components in a backless cabinet that is only 2 feet high and the speakers are pulled out at least 4 feet and this has worked very well, so I, too, second what Grannyring is saying.

But, if you can't get a TT into another room, you may want to approach it like a sub crawl, only in reverse in that, while playing something bass-heavy, you are listening for a room null along a given wall...avoiding a location plagued by standing waves.

jfrech's suggestion on rpg acoustic screen is okay, but furutech units can do the same thing at less then half the price. I have three furutech panels, one between the speakers to shield the tv screen, two others on the sides at first reflection points. I am working on the design of a TT acoustic screen that will come to market in 2013 as a custom designed unit keyed to the user's TT. Price point is retail of $1k.

Buconeroll can you estimate the cost of a Furtech panel? I could not find anywhere on the web. They do look attractive.

My second thread started was about this same topic. For me, using signal cable silver resolution speaker cables (I demoed many speaker cables before settling on these) sounds noticeably better to me than using belden 10awg (blue jeans) and I can't afford 20 foot runs of this cable, so my equipment is on the ground in between my speakers. My speakers are three feet from the back wall. I've found that if you have a limited budget, there are going to be comprimeses. Ideally, all of my equipment would be in a closet, all connected to its own power outlet with the shortest runs of high quality cables, but I can't do this. Also, trust your own ears. You'll get alot of responses about how a certain idea is absolutly the best way to do something and then you won't hear a difference at all. Some people can't hear a difference in cables, others can't hear a difference in regards to equipment placement (not including speakers here). For me, cables made more of a difference than equipment placement, and I do ALOT of a/b testing and critical listening. Main thing is have fun, it's not a chore, it's a hobby and lastly, trust your own ears!