True. Less radical thing I've done is placing the main unit next to heavy furniture in some distance from the actual desk, so it is mostly obscured for vision a

True. Less radical thing I've done is placing the main unit next to heavy furniture in some distance from the actual desk, so it is mostly obscured for vision and sound waves it seems. With cabling and USB hubs (including those in the monitors) it remains pretty convenient. I'm sure you can go even further with standard sound dampening tricks if you care.