Need advice on audio room ...

[Dpod4]

Pix below show my audio room (19x16x10' pitched ceiling). Should I leave the rack where it is (not sure I like it by the window ... (If Oregon humid air can seep through windows) or if I should move it across room on opposite wall, or put it on short wall behind speakers? I believe (psycho-acoustic?) that NOT having the equipment in front of me opens up the soundstage. To have it on side wall requires long (balanced) interconnect runs and long power cord runs if I want to hook marantz amps into the Jena Labs power conditioner. Any thoughts or advice on the room layout? The spiral groove table is moving to my second system. The magico s5 speakers (behind bamboo divider) are shipping out to buyer next week, and I will keep just tADs or also hang on to Maggies (if I can find way to minimize sympathetic driver movement of pair of speakers not hooked up). And I am selling Quadraspire rack and buying HRS (heavy so don't want to move it more than once). Thx!
Darrin

 

[Mike]

Darrin - I would put the amps on the outside of the speakers or behind the speakers. I would then go with multiple two shelf racks (which are going to be about the same height as your Marantz stack). As long as you keep the racks LOW, then you won't negatively affect sound diffusion. By low, I mean, below the midrange & tweeter. You're better off with 2-3 low (two shelf) racks than one giant tall 4-5 shelf rack. Multiple lower racks has no affect (or minuscule at best) on sound and allows you to keep all cable runs as short as possible.

Lastly, send the 20.7's to me. They are obviously causing acoustic issues in the room. I will take good care of them...I promise.

 

[bzr]

I think Mikes on the money. I've chased the latest greatest which includes racks & have come to the conclusion that very solid wood racks that are low with separate isolation as in pucks or Stillpoints etc are the way to go for me. I'm guessing he also had the same conversation with JS when he was at his place not so long ago too