Jim,

Thanks for the help.

My cabinet is made of wood.

I saw the Radio Shack 15-2117. So would I have to install the cammand center inside the cabinet, with the IR transmitter facing the IR "eye" of each one of my components? I notice this equip. comes with one IR extender cable; it seems to me I would need 3 or 4 of these to ensure the equipment is receiving the signal from the command center. Unless I can manage to mount the command center facing the eye of each one of my peices of equipment.