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I have seen countless setups with the AMPS, DACS, Turntables, etc, all positioned BETWEEN the speakers.  Years ago, I thought this was taboo, and I have always had my equipment to the left of my listening position. I can see the benefits, using short speaker cable runs, etc, but, was/am concerned about that occupied center spot affecting listening quality in some way? 
My room is a rectangle, approximately 19x14x8, carpeted, drywall, pretty normal room for a 2ch system.  Any replies, comments, suggestions are welcomed. Have been away from the hobby for about 20 years, and finding many things have changed during that time.  Thanks in advance.
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yyzsantabarbara
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Use long XLR cables from your gear kept on the side to the amp in-between the speakers. If you have well designed gear the XLR quality should not make that much of a difference so you can use cheaper (but very good) XLR, such as pro XLR's. You can then get better and shorter speaker cables which I find make a huge difference.

My XLR's from the preamp to the amp are 15 feet (could be a longer If need be), and my speaker cables are only 3 or 4 foot. XLR's cost $250 and the speaker cables $3500.
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