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Which worse- long I/C of speaker run

Musical Fidelity had their new M250 power block amplifiers. Their pitch goes that the amp is close to the load (speaker) so to "give the amplifier excellent damping".

But this will require long 2-12 foot runs of I/C. So which is worse? Long runs of speaker cable or interconects? Will the delicate low level signal be losing information with a long I/C.

I would think the preamp would require full balanced outputs (preferably all the way through the preamp - Mike Creek was displaying such a preamp) to prevent signal loss.
Any thoughts? Thanks
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garfish
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Last fall I went from 4 ft. ICs to the same brand and Model of ICs that were 15 ft. long. At the same time I decreased speaker cable runs from 14 ft. to 6 ft. It was my experience that music quality actually improved by doing this-- it sounds more live, more realistic, and very nice. Good Luck. Craig
stehno
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I agree with SDcampbell. If the interconnect runs need to be long, you are most likely better served if you are using opportunity for signal loss.
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albertporter
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I too agree with SD, I am using interconnects that are near forty feet, combined with short speaker cable.
hshapiro
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I too, agree with SD, although I have heard both arguments. Recently, someone stated that because interconnects transmit lower-level signals than speaker cable, the potential for signal loss is greater with longer IC's than with longer speaker cables. While this may be true, I have found that shorter speaker cables control a speaker better than longer cables. I believe that the signal loss issue is not as important as is the control over the speaker.
psychicanimal
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Designers like De Pavaricini favor long interconnect runs, some like Van Alstine say long speaker cable run. Who the hell knows?
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