Due to a very bad case of BO problem (which apparently will take 2-3 weeks to get cured), I was forced to split step 3 into 2 (hence now 5 steps instead of 4!). After seeing all the pictures below, you will see why I spent many hours planning this re-building.
I am now on a break...
The BEFORE pictures. (there are more sections after first 5 pictures)
1. Old unit and equipment
2. View of the back from the left side
3. View of something in the middle quite visible by anyone in the living room
4. Vuew of the back from the right side
5. One pigeon hole in the cabinet.
Clearing the way.... (still more after next 3 pict)
1-3: Moved all the smaller furutes, ornaments, small devices to other rooms. Then squeezed the remaining furniture to be out of the way and eventually serve as temporary location for stuff.
Now the full horror... (last batch of pictures for now, I promise...).
1. Empty cabinet. The only things left are TV (pointless to move it) and the devices whose extension cords are either attached or were unreachable.
2. A few removed devices....
3. The Eric Horror Picture Show, part I: Yuk! What a mess!
4. The Eric Horror Picture Show, part II: Even worse...
5. The same pigeon hole as earlier. Without devices, it looks even worse!
Well, quick nap and then tackling the rebuilding, starting with the painful separation of cables and then power management.
