Opinions abound and are free....here's mine. When I have done spl measurements all around the room, the fronts corners were the loudest, esp with bass, in between the speakers was next and along the long wall was least. That's where I put my rack. I use long ICs and place the amps just inside and behind the speakers. I have Class D amps, not tubes. The ICs are single-ended, 20 feet long, and I hear no ill effect. I might notice an improvement if I switched to balanced but the expense is too great right now. In my opinion, placement of the electronics is more important than what kind or brand of cables you use. Good luck.
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....