Newbie Q: speaker cable length? Different OK?

Take the long view.  Your system will not remain static in its needs.  A 15' speaker cable will not sound different than a 10' and later you may have need of that 15' length.  Plus, who is going to purchase a used pair of 15'/10' speaker cables?   Hummmmm?

Technically it's OK no biggie especially if you're purchasing unterminated bulk wire. If you're purchasing terminated cables than they will be harder to sell if you need to change.

If you're purchasing terminated cables than they will be harder to sell if you need to change.

Change? Who changes their speaker cables? ;^)

Thanks much, all. (with some humor.) Al, I’ve read your posts, and they make the issues clear. Thanks. The ones I’ve purchased are these. Pretty beefy; some 7mm cable itself (17mm with insulation). So signal loss within the cable should be pretty low. I just wasn’t sure if there would be some kind of feedback incompatibilities.

The new one is $10 more, and Monoprice’s RMA is an unexpected great thing, as it allows me to position the amp in a much better, cooler place). So, I imagine that it comes to a decision of whether or not $20 more for a match pair is worth it. --But probably no need; as you say, jmcgrogan2, I expect these cables and speakers to be sitting right where they are for a long number of years to come. Czasivey, you’re right; I may get the bug to upgrade these cables one day (God forbid, I get drawn into this upgrade loop, although I think it has already happened.)

And on that count, let me ask, from the link, sufficient enough cables? Or is there a likely upgrade path in the future? They do seem beefy to me. Speakers are Thiel 3.6 (though I may have blown them already -- painful separate story), and Bryston 4B SST amp.

jmcgrogan24,977 posts01-12-2016 12:17pm

If you're purchasing terminated cables than they will be harder to sell if you need to change.

Change? Who changes their speaker cables? ;^)

Hah I don't coz I use wires with bare ends. I believe they're Kimber 4TC