Thanks for your responses. I'm mainly concerned with acoustical not vibration problems, as the floor is cement with carpet over it. I also have an isolation platform for my turntable ... I want as nice a soundstage as possible, but my room is too narrow (about 12 - 13') to put the rack to the side of the speakers (unless it's in the corner behind the speakers, which for the reasons you all note above, I didn't want to do). The room has 8' ceilings and is about 25 - 27' long. Not perfect, but not bad either. Thanks again and good tidings to all!
Equipment rack behind speakers: bad?
I will be moving into a new house soon and will be forced to place my equipment rack behind my speakers. Is this bad acoustically? The rack has three shelves (vertically) and is sized to handle two components side-by-side. I would think that it would act as a facsimile of a diffusor, as the rack has metal grills on each end (and center between components) and these grills are perforated with many small holes. I guess the only other thing that I have to worry about would be vibrations from the usual bass build-up near the back wall affecting my equipment. Your advice is appreciated!