Some of you are delusional. There is no rule on speaker cable length. Unless you were gifted with God’s ears, you can’t hear a difference from a 4 foot pair of cables and a 20 foot pair. If you think or believe you can, you can’t. The electrons will arrive at the same time regardless the length as long as the wire gauge supports longer runs. Do you think the recording studios use short cables? Think again.
Speaker cable length
Hey y'all,
I'm thinking about changing the setup of my rig so the equipment rack is off to the side and nothing is between the speakers. However, that's going to entail a much longer set of speaker cables. Is there anything about speaker cable length I should be aware of? And and am I right in assuming that I need to keep both pairs of cables equal length?
I'm thinking about changing the setup of my rig so the equipment rack is off to the side and nothing is between the speakers. However, that's going to entail a much longer set of speaker cables. Is there anything about speaker cable length I should be aware of? And and am I right in assuming that I need to keep both pairs of cables equal length?
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Anyhow, I've already ordered a 20-ft run and a 10-ft run of canare 4SII. This will take the place of my 8-ft length matching pair of acoustic Zen hologram. So we'll see what happens in a few days. Or whenever I get around to actually moving things. Which will mean taking apart my turntable and then setting it back up again which is something I really don't want to deal with at the moment. not because I can't do it, but simply because it's time consuming. |
stereo54,475 posts01-30-2021 9:42amSome of you are delusional. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And some people use ZIP cord and call it good. That is usually the reason why I can't tell the difference, unless the conductor is to small with zip cord. I can't tell the difference in 1 meter or 10 meters of zip cord. I haven't used it in 30 years.. BUT if I use some serious cables.. Helix or a really good construct, I know I'm not delusional... 1 meter vs 3 or 4 meters, you'd need a hearing check if you couldn't hear the difference.. BUT then again you got to try it.. I was blown away by some of the helix constructions.. Zip cord vs Helix it's like having ear muffs on.. REALLY.. Great, well designed cables, there is a HUGE difference in SQ vs length.. some of the reasons they sound so good to begin with.. LOW R great constructs, excellent termination, and SHORT. 4 of about a dozen thing you need to think about, BEFORE calling run of the mill cable good enough.. For some maybe.. for me.. NO.. It's too easy to make a GREAT cable... Regards |
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