Another scenario Jim Smith brings up with components in the middle are all the lights that are there. His point is that your trying to create a believable soundstage and all those lights are very distracting. You just end up staring at them. I tried it and for me it makes a big difference. I auto shutoff any display that I can, the rest gets covered with blu tack.
Location of compoments.
Hello,
I'm reading Jim Smith's book "Get Better Sound". He notes that, if possible, do not locate your audio rack between the speakers, better off to one side. I would guess over 50% of audiophiles have their equipment exactly where he says it should not be placed. Needless to say, I would need 20' long speaker cables to reach the farthest speaker. Not very cost-effective or practical.
Any thoughts? Do most have their electronics between the speakers?