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Placement of electronics

I've always placed equipment on side wall about mid way along room length. (Atma MP-1, MA-1, Modified Lenco TT, Wyred 4 sound Dac 2, Maggie 1.7, strategic placement of reflectors, bass tubes, cables are top Analysis Plus and Nordost.). The sound, sound staging etc is what I've always wanted. However, I want to upgrade the interconnects between the pre- and the amps, which are 1 foot behind the speakers. Now, the length of these cables is 20 feet. The interconnects I want to use are far too expensive to run 20 feet.

Finally, the question: If I put all the equipment between the speakers, including the TT, won't I pick up more vibration issues?
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grannyring
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Depends on a couple of things. No issue between the speakers if several feet behind (4 feet or more) behind the speakers and low to the floor. My gear is is only two feet off the floor and a therefore a non-issue.

Now, if your gear is on the same plane as your speakers and stand/gear 3-6 feet high, your sound will suffer.
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jmcgrogan2
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Hmm...interesting thread. I guess I will never know what I am missing, maybe that's a good thing. My gear has ALWAYS been between my speakers, due to family and room obligations, moving equipment around is not an option. I'll just continue to suffer in this misery....lol.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
I have had my gear between, to the near side, far side.
The best is far side. Between was OK, but never great.
I too baulk at the cost of a good quality interconnect for the gap. I use Kimber Hero 7 meters $800. lot of money for one cable. It is worth it though.
I chose the Kimber Hero because it is well reguarded. I never want to fool around with guessing which cable..
So I bought the Kimber. I am satisfied.
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charles1dad
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I agree with grannyring.My components are on a low and open frame rack about 4 feet behind the speakers.The speaker as the source of sound completely disappears with most recordings.
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mccance
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It's pretty much a known fact these days that putting all that stuff between your speakers, right where you expect them to produce this complex sound stage, is a really bad idea.

Not even mentioning (well I guess I am) the problems with vibration on the components, especially the turntable.

Super expensive cables are so over rated it's almost criminal. And different lengths is a non-issue as well, since we are typically talking about +-10 feet max.
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