There are advantages other than running shorter interconnects by having your equipment between the speakers.
If you are using a line conditioner it keeps you from having to invest in several conditioners or extremely long and expensive powercords. If you have equipment that is as gorgeous to the eye as sonically pleasing to the ear then you want to highlight it and if you have it buried in a corner it does not have the same appeal. The more senses invloved in any experience the greater the rewards.
Also the main reason not to have your equipment between your speakers is for soundstaging and imaging - - if you use really low racks or amp stands you will not have a problem.
I personally like the aesthetics of having the system between the speakers - - I like the fact that many components look like fine sculptures. In the showroom we have no racks above 24 inches and our depth and soundstaging are excellent. Then again we have treated the rooms since that is 25% of the sound.
From a practical point of view as expensive as powercords, interconnects, and speaker cables can be even with places such as Audiogon to purchase audio you will get better sound by using shorter runs and purchasing better cables than by buying longer runs of lesser cables and having your system in a corner.
The key factor is if you place a televison, or a tall rack between your speakers you will have a more difficult problem.
Also as you pursue your audio Nirvana remember it all starts at the wall. Your audio system is like your own health it can only be as good as what you feed it.
If you are using a line conditioner it keeps you from having to invest in several conditioners or extremely long and expensive powercords. If you have equipment that is as gorgeous to the eye as sonically pleasing to the ear then you want to highlight it and if you have it buried in a corner it does not have the same appeal. The more senses invloved in any experience the greater the rewards.
Also the main reason not to have your equipment between your speakers is for soundstaging and imaging - - if you use really low racks or amp stands you will not have a problem.
I personally like the aesthetics of having the system between the speakers - - I like the fact that many components look like fine sculptures. In the showroom we have no racks above 24 inches and our depth and soundstaging are excellent. Then again we have treated the rooms since that is 25% of the sound.
From a practical point of view as expensive as powercords, interconnects, and speaker cables can be even with places such as Audiogon to purchase audio you will get better sound by using shorter runs and purchasing better cables than by buying longer runs of lesser cables and having your system in a corner.
The key factor is if you place a televison, or a tall rack between your speakers you will have a more difficult problem.
Also as you pursue your audio Nirvana remember it all starts at the wall. Your audio system is like your own health it can only be as good as what you feed it.