Until recently I had a 6 shelf rack which was sited next to the TV. I had to use 6metre speaker cables and they looked a mess. I have rearranged to this set up, now with 4 metre XLR interconnects and short speaker cables. Neater and sounds better too.
We have lived in this house for 10 years but as you can see some WAF does apply in this residence! Some hifi kit causes more problems here. For instance interconnect in knicker draws is a hanging offense