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Speakers near fireplace

I’m moving and in the new house it seems the best speaker position would be to have them on each side of the fireplace. They’re Vandersteen 2CE Signatures. I want to put them about a foot or so to the right/left of the fireplace and about 1-1/2 feet in front of the wall with the fireplace.

There are glass doors on the fireplace but I’m thinking of replacing that with a screen.

I would plan on putting the amp, etc. further to one side of the left speaker. The only real problem I see is that there will be a cable running across the floor (in front of the fireplace) to the right speaker. That and I will have one speaker close to the amp. In the past my rig was basically in the middle of both speakers, what’s the best way to handle 12’ of cable with only 2-3 feet needed on the one side?
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sgordon1
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The fireplace will absolutely affect SQ.

You might want to experiment with panels of different
material that are cut to match the fp opening.

It should be possible to have your cake and eat
it too: a nice looking setup when the fireplace is
cool, good sound when also playing music
(with or without a back panel), and the ability to move
the speakers and the panel away, when things get hot.
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