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Best Place For Equipment Rack In A Room?
I am months away from adding an addition to my house which will include a dedicated music room for me. As it’s never too early for planning I am wondering where is the best place for your equipment, Front, side, or back wall?
My amps will be on stands between the speakers and speakers will be about 4 feet from the front wall so if equipment is on the front wall the speakers should fully clear the equipment rack.
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Paul Speakers: Von Schweikert VR-5 Anniversary MK II Front L/R, LCR-35 Center, VR-1 Rear L/R Sub: JL Audio F113 Amps: PS Audio BHK Signature 300 Mono, McIntosh MC207 Pre-Amp PS Audio BHK Signature and Gold Note PH-10 Phono Stage/PSU-10 Power Supply Turntable: VPI HR-X 12.7 TONEARM (2) and SDS, Stillpoints LPI Tape Deck Otari 5050B II2 Music Server: Aurender N100H Cartridges: Ortofon Cadenza Black, Lyra Helikon Mono Digital Source: Oppo UDP-205 DAC: Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE SSP: Marantz AV8801 Cables: Wireworld Electra 7 (P) Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7, Shunyata Delta NR (I) Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 (S) Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 (USB) AC Power Regeneration: PS Audio DirectStream P15 Power Plant and Shunyata Denali 6000s V2. |
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I prefer not to have it front-and-center in my view when I am listening and to have it placed more conveniently near where I sit. In my case, it is to the right and slightly behind my listening position as it must clear the right surround speaker in my multichannel setup. If I had a stereo-only system, it would be directly to my right.
My other option would be in another room but that is only convenient without physical media. |
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Paul, my speakers are about 6' out from my front wall. My amps are between my speakers and my rack is on the side wall. That is my preference for my setup. This did require me to have 7 meters of balanced interconnect cable between my preamp and my amps. Also for me, I noticed improved performance with a better quality interconnect for the longer run. Unfortunately that was not inexpensive.
All the best with your new room. I am sure it will be well worth it once you are done.
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Paul Speakers: Von Schweikert VR-5 Anniversary MK II Front L/R, LCR-35 Center, VR-1 Rear L/R Sub: JL Audio F113 Amps: PS Audio BHK Signature 300 Mono, McIntosh MC207 Pre-Amp PS Audio BHK Signature and Gold Note PH-10 Phono Stage/PSU-10 Power Supply Turntable: VPI HR-X 12.7 TONEARM (2) and SDS, Stillpoints LPI Tape Deck Otari 5050B II2 Music Server: Aurender N100H Cartridges: Ortofon Cadenza Black, Lyra Helikon Mono Digital Source: Oppo UDP-205 DAC: Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE SSP: Marantz AV8801 Cables: Wireworld Electra 7 (P) Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7, Shunyata Delta NR (I) Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 (S) Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 (USB) AC Power Regeneration: PS Audio DirectStream P15 Power Plant and Shunyata Denali 6000s V2. |
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Paul Speakers: Von Schweikert VR-5 Anniversary MK II Front L/R, LCR-35 Center, VR-1 Rear L/R Sub: JL Audio F113 Amps: PS Audio BHK Signature 300 Mono, McIntosh MC207 Pre-Amp PS Audio BHK Signature and Gold Note PH-10 Phono Stage/PSU-10 Power Supply Turntable: VPI HR-X 12.7 TONEARM (2) and SDS, Stillpoints LPI Tape Deck Otari 5050B II2 Music Server: Aurender N100H Cartridges: Ortofon Cadenza Black, Lyra Helikon Mono Digital Source: Oppo UDP-205 DAC: Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE SSP: Marantz AV8801 Cables: Wireworld Electra 7 (P) Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7, Shunyata Delta NR (I) Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 (S) Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 (USB) AC Power Regeneration: PS Audio DirectStream P15 Power Plant and Shunyata Denali 6000s V2. |
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Not between the speakers
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I am curious to know why not between speakers... sound issue or just aesthetics?
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In my own case, with the rack on the side and amps between speakers, my system sounds better. It let's me more freely position my Aperture acoustic panels on the wall behind the speakers. It also reduces equipment congestion. |
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Best Place For Equipment Rack In A Room?
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A large rack between your speakers creates reflections that are closely spaced in time with the direct sound coming from the speakers themselves. This smears the direct sound, causing a loss of overall fidelity. Moving the speakers forward and away from the rack will mitigate this issue. It is the same reason you don’t want a coffee table with a hard top surface between you and your speakers. Tom
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Both but, more than that, ergonomics. I like to have my access to the system close to or at the place where I listen.
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