Place your rack where there are bass nulls and where it won't degrade soundstage/imaging. Trying to balance out these concerns with what is practical (domestically, visually, remote friendly, accessible, etc.) and keeping cable/interconnect lengths reasonable can result in compromises. The pictures you see in magazine ads is usually the worst place to put the rack.
where to place equipment rack?
my room is a standard rectangle(14x19) with the speakers on the short wall facing the listening chair about 10 ft back.My rack is behind me in the corner about as far away from the speakers as possible-since I've read this is for the best.But this requires 20ft+ speaker cables. Would I do better to place the rack in the front corner,just behind the plane of the speakers and shorten the cables?Any thoughts....