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room setup question

I notice that many audiophiles have their equipment rack in between their L and R speakers (although usually not in the same plane -- a little bit behind the speakers).

My question: in my system I need to have my system off to the side, but I need to have an armchair in between the speakers (more or less in the same plane). Is this a bad thing? The armchair is well padded and not huge. It is closer to the right speaker than the left. It does not obstruct the speaker in any way. The speakers are about 8.5" apart, and the armchair is about 20" to the left of the right speaker.

Thanks for your help.

--dan
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tholt
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I had a 50" rear projection LCD TV on a dedicated stand between my speakers and had the same concerns. See the thread here. The perceived problems I had were minimized depth of soundstage, sound clarity, and visually having a huge obstruction directly in front of my line of sight that psychologically added to the decreased illusion of depth.

i have since removed it and replaced it with a wall-mounted plasma. All of the above issues have been eliminated or improved significantly
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