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Help Total Confusion

I just read where placing your equipment rack between your speakers is a no-no, collapsing sounstage, boomy bass, etc.

My problem is that I don't have a choice. So would it be better to buy a taller, thinner rack, creating more vertical space around my speakers, or a low slung, wider rack, creating more horizontal space around the speakers?

My speakers are monitors (Tyler Acoustic Linbrooks) and all my listening is near field, about 7 to 71/2 feet from listening chair. The speakers are 8 feet apart now and I detect a small hole in the center of the soundstage, so moving them closer an inch or two might be helpful.

I'm almost ready to buy a new rack, but none of the accesible stores will let me give the furniture a trial run, which I find curious because they'll all let me audition components in-home. Thanks so much in advance for your suggestions and comments fellow 'goners.

Dan
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ben_campbell
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Dan,
I'm not going to dispute those who say such things about the placement of equipment racks between speakers-they've probably found problems in their experience.
However not only do I have a very wide AV rack between my speakers,I also have a 28 inch widescreen TV on top of it!
The good news is my system sounds great,big soundstage and no boomy bass,in fact it sounds as good as most systems (except the very very expensive)that I've heard in Hi-fi shops were obviously there's been nothing between the speakers.
Maybe my system would sound better set up another way but that is not practical in my room.
Also I tried the suggestion from this forum to cover my TV screen with a towel etc. to stop reflection-I found no difference whatsoever.
My theory is that my speakers are about 2 metres diagonally in front of my rack therefore I believe the soundstage is projected in front the rack minimising it's effect.
My speakers are floor standers,Proac 150's.
Hope this helps.
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