There's a lot of factors that go into this and no one can really say what'll work best in your room with your gear and ears. I'll say what seems like a good rule of thumb...
Use an amp stand for your amp in between the speakers so that the speaker cables ate as short as possible. Put the rest of the gear on a rack away from the speakers, and run balanced cables from the preamp to the power amp. A lot of manufacturers recommend longer balanced cables over longer speaker cables.
Here's something I just thought of now, may be stupid and worthless, maybe not - keep the rack out of the line from your speakers to the first reflection point.
If you want to have your rack between your speakers, maybe cover it with a heavy wool blanket? I've seen people do this with TVs. I'd imagine that wouldn't do you any favors with heat dissipation and remote control use.
Maybe the best net would be all your gear on amp stands. If you have a CD player and/or a turntable, it may be inconvenient.
I'm rambling a bit now. I'm theorizing because I have no choice but to have my TV and rack between my speakers.
Use an amp stand for your amp in between the speakers so that the speaker cables ate as short as possible. Put the rest of the gear on a rack away from the speakers, and run balanced cables from the preamp to the power amp. A lot of manufacturers recommend longer balanced cables over longer speaker cables.
Here's something I just thought of now, may be stupid and worthless, maybe not - keep the rack out of the line from your speakers to the first reflection point.
If you want to have your rack between your speakers, maybe cover it with a heavy wool blanket? I've seen people do this with TVs. I'd imagine that wouldn't do you any favors with heat dissipation and remote control use.
Maybe the best net would be all your gear on amp stands. If you have a CD player and/or a turntable, it may be inconvenient.
I'm rambling a bit now. I'm theorizing because I have no choice but to have my TV and rack between my speakers.