Yeah, Nick, I know - "change" is complicated. Especially for the OTHER users in your house.
How about some pretty shallow shelves completely covering the back wall? Or maybe just down to about the top of the backrest for the rear-row chairs (presumably with sheetrock flush below that for a built-in look)? That would be A LOT of media storage, and if you interspersed other objects / nooks / crannies in there, you'd have a built-in diffuser, too. If you had shelves like 6" deep (or something) you could subtract that depth from the utility closet for the equipment (i.e. have the equipment rack present as just another opening in the shelf array).
You could mount the QS8 rears on panels that are flush with the front of the shelving.
You'd still have the media "in the room" but they wouldn't be in your usual field of vision.
Where the hell are Bob and Mike? Need some professionals (or at least some craftsmen) on this thing!
