equipment rack along the back wall-Bad?


I have recently spent considerable monies buying a mix of room treatment devices from Michael Green, ASC, and RPG. After putting them up and tweaking them around, it just dawned on me that my 5 Shelf wood Michael Green rack sits smack dab in the left half of the "sweet spot:. I have a smaller 3 shelf rack on the right side of the same area.

My room is small, approx 9 ft wide and 16 ft deep, my speakers sit approx 6 ft into my room.

Question, does the presence of the huge racks along the back wall create a detrement to my soundstage? If so, to what degree? If, minor, I would keep the situation as is, however if significant, I would put the gear on the floor and lose the racks

My room is such that i just cannot move the racks somwhere else

thanks
justlisten

Showing 1 response by danielk141

Taking the rack out from between the speakers is absolutely the way to go.
The speakers should image better. You should notice it right away.
I always run my Apogees with the shortest Target rack I own for CD, preamp & crossover. All amps & line conditioners are on stands or granite slabs, as low as possible.
I learned about this when I took the 53" Avia rack out from between my Maggie 3.3Rs, several years ago.