Quote Originally Posted by hifi_dave View Post
Kit between the speakers has a huge negative affect on the sound. You need to move the speakers forward, or the gear back.
Yup - you're right.

If I were in Paul's position, if he didn't want to go to the bother of what I suggested before, I'd still move the 'TV stand' as far back as it will go, and the speakers forward, if necessary, so that the end result is that the 'TV stand' is as far out of harm's way as possible. Doing that will defo improve the sound of the system

Marco.