Its really what fits your listening method.
I went the other room route because it was just to much equipment and "fragging" cables in our living- dinning room area. I couldn't stand anymore. Moving the entire audio front-end into family room turned out wonderful. Four dedicated ac lines, acoustically sound cabinets, front and back doors for excellent access, got use same isolation tweeks and it ended up sounding better. Another plus, was that this was done when we made a major remodel to our kitchen - family room area. So the addition acoustical bracing and extra materials into the custom cabinets throughout fabrication and installation were minimal dollar outlays.
Two negatives that are always brought up, "getting up and walking" at end of record and "cable length." Well, the getting up you must done anyway. Walking 10' or 12' more is no problem - its healthy! This works for me because I listen to music on lp's all the way through a side 95% of the time. If I were making constant music passage comparisons it would be inconvenient. Cable length not an audio problem anymore problem except for the costs and believe me it can be expensive - Stealth Indra at 4.5 meters. But, it was all worth it!
Choices end end up as experiences - learn and pick what works for you.
I went the other room route because it was just to much equipment and "fragging" cables in our living- dinning room area. I couldn't stand anymore. Moving the entire audio front-end into family room turned out wonderful. Four dedicated ac lines, acoustically sound cabinets, front and back doors for excellent access, got use same isolation tweeks and it ended up sounding better. Another plus, was that this was done when we made a major remodel to our kitchen - family room area. So the addition acoustical bracing and extra materials into the custom cabinets throughout fabrication and installation were minimal dollar outlays.
Two negatives that are always brought up, "getting up and walking" at end of record and "cable length." Well, the getting up you must done anyway. Walking 10' or 12' more is no problem - its healthy! This works for me because I listen to music on lp's all the way through a side 95% of the time. If I were making constant music passage comparisons it would be inconvenient. Cable length not an audio problem anymore problem except for the costs and believe me it can be expensive - Stealth Indra at 4.5 meters. But, it was all worth it!
Choices end end up as experiences - learn and pick what works for you.