Equipment Location at First Reflection Point

@lowrider57  Very good question--actually it sounds great and i'm wondering if i'm chasing/inventing a problem that isn't there;  the only way to know though would be to move the rack, place absorption and listen--not really practical b/c i have nowhere to put the rack except between the speakers which everyone says is bad--so i may make things worse.

@elliottbnewcombjr -- i have sound tools but i will check out that CD--i've been looking for a way to test other than regular music sources.  However, i'm not sure what i'd be looking for that would tell me if the rack being at reflection point is causing a problem?

If i knew how to do that i would use it on my wife 😀 

Vinyl isn't an issue--the TT is not on the rack and is located in a base null on the same wall toward the front but not in the corner.  That would be the ideal location for the rack but then the TT would have to be at the first reflection point.  I thought about a panel but with the room configuration i would have to move it out of the way every time i access the rack, although that isn't that big a deal i suppose. WAF may come into play.  I have absorption on the left wall reflection point.  I could mount a panel on hinges on the rack and just swing it out of the way?  Kinda lose the cool factor of seeing the equipment though...got an old R to R there...sniff...

Mic insertion might be tricky !