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In the Thread: How do you position your stereo?
Post Subject: Cables and good vibrationsPosted by Paul S on: 9/7/2008
Adrian, is the room raised floor or a slab? If the former, then wall-mount makes sense, especially for a TT. If slab, then you have more options, as far as spreading things around. Soft carpet or hard flooring factors, too. You mention cable/IC runs, which I like to keep as short as possible.
My present house has raised floors and a picture window behind the speakers, and I now use a 2-shelf Target wall-mount stand below the window sill with the TT on top and the K&K under that, and the TAP below that, on the carpet (on the floor), with ICs "fanning" out to the amps, which I put just behind the speakers. A small antique table near the TT stand holds the phono tranny. I just have the amps on boards now, figure the carpet and pad de-couple the amps "enough", but I will eventually do a better job of de-coupling them. I also put the digi-gear on low de-coupling stands on the floor, along the back wall, close enough to keep cables < 6'. I keep the TT covered when it's not in use. No cats here, and I give my wife an ear full if I see signs the dogs were roaming in the listening room. Pets and cleaning ladies are death to hi-fi.
Looking at my own mess and using your ideas and some WAF (for a change...), since I have the raised floors, I suppose I'd be best served to put most of my stuff on long SOLIDLY-WALL-MOUNTED, OPEN shelves under the windows, but I would still put the amps out in the room behind the amps.
Let us know what you decide.
Best regards,
Paul S
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