In Reply to: System visual symmetry posted by posaune32foot@gmail.com on November 2, 2023 at 03:13:31:
The visual effect is obvious - place your kit where it is most aesthetically pleasing.
The sound effect of equipment placement is largely determined by interconnecting cable lengths and rigidity of what they stand on to a lesser extent.
With mono amps, the interconnects (preferably XLR balanced) from the preamp should be the same length, and similarly the speaker cable lengths should be the same. Opinion varies, but the generally accepted best plan with mono amps is to place them close to the speakers, thus minimising speaker cable length, particularly if using balanced interconnects.
Otherwise all kit should be kept away from interference sources. Apart from that, chose the best visual placement on good solid surfaces.
Whether fancy and costly platforms or feet for electronics is debatable. When I see how much some people pay for these things to support mediocre equipment, I wonder why they didn't use all that dosh to buy better kit in the first place.
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Follow Ups
- RE: System visual symmetry - cawson@onetel.com 04:55:30 11/02/23 (1)
- Good point - Freo-1 09:44:08 11/02/23 (0)