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1/2 meter difference in IC audible?

is it possible to actually hear any difference between a 1 meter length and a half meter length Interconnect? recently had my 1 meter XLO limited Edition balanced cable cut in half and made into 2 half meter pairs by the factory I swear I hear a difference and this cable only feeds the bass amplifier/crossover but the bass is stronger better defined and more punchier. didn't notice this immediately took a few hours playing time before I really noticed. Put on Boston yesterday and was like where did this get bass from as it's always usually very lacking in bass weight and definition?
mejames

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bigtee
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I have found this true. I like to keep all cables and interconnects short as possible. It has always been the case that the 1/2 meter of any cable I have used (and there's been a few!) sounded better than a 1 meter version of the same cable.
I know I ran a 2 meter cable once and had to change the system around because it definitely changed the sound.
I know some cables manufacturers say that their cable will sound the same at any length and I know Cardas says their Golden reference is not directional.
I don't know. I suppose it could be psychological on my part with an automatic bias to shorter lengths.
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