Tube amp farthest away on the top (for cooling) on one side...turntable furthest away on the top at the opposite side.
Preamp as low as possible below amp (for microphony), phono preamp and CD player below turntable.
In my case, when turning on from turntable to amp, the motion creates a smiley face right to left. Another smiley face from left to right to turn off. Easy for the wife and select guests to remember.
I have two dedicated audio lines and use one outlet for amp only and the other for all low level
components. The turntable and CD player go to a Furman 2 component conditioner placed on the floor below the outlet. Preamps go to a 2nd Furman 2 component conditioner. Both conditioners sit in a low profile hardwood base off the floor and are always in the 'powered on' position. This fits in the 3-4" gap between the rack and wall.
This allows me to run signal and power cables in a manner where they cross at 90 degrees. I had some low level hum issues and the cross arrangement eliminated it.
Preamp as low as possible below amp (for microphony), phono preamp and CD player below turntable.
In my case, when turning on from turntable to amp, the motion creates a smiley face right to left. Another smiley face from left to right to turn off. Easy for the wife and select guests to remember.
I have two dedicated audio lines and use one outlet for amp only and the other for all low level
components. The turntable and CD player go to a Furman 2 component conditioner placed on the floor below the outlet. Preamps go to a 2nd Furman 2 component conditioner. Both conditioners sit in a low profile hardwood base off the floor and are always in the 'powered on' position. This fits in the 3-4" gap between the rack and wall.
This allows me to run signal and power cables in a manner where they cross at 90 degrees. I had some low level hum issues and the cross arrangement eliminated it.