Placing your rack between your speakers is not necessarily the big no-no that many assert. IF you can pull your speakers out at least 4 feet from the front wall (usually a good thing anyway) and IF you use a rack that keeps your equipment well below the height of your midrange drivers (as low as possible) and IF you can put the rack right up against the front wall (as far behind the speakers as possible), impact to imaging will be minimal.
For many years, I had my equipment rack on a side wall with long interconnects from the preamp in the rack to the amp on the floor between the speakers. I recently changed interconnects and could not afford a long run, so I moved the equipment rack between the speakers and excellent imaging was retained. My speakers are 6 feet from the front wall and 4 feet out in front of the rack and my midrange drivers are 38" high vs the 28" height of the rack.
But if you must keep your rack a long way from your speakers, you will probably be better off to place your amp between the speakers and go with long interconnect runs vs long speaker cables.
For many years, I had my equipment rack on a side wall with long interconnects from the preamp in the rack to the amp on the floor between the speakers. I recently changed interconnects and could not afford a long run, so I moved the equipment rack between the speakers and excellent imaging was retained. My speakers are 6 feet from the front wall and 4 feet out in front of the rack and my midrange drivers are 38" high vs the 28" height of the rack.
But if you must keep your rack a long way from your speakers, you will probably be better off to place your amp between the speakers and go with long interconnect runs vs long speaker cables.