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Coiling XLRs.... yes or no?

I purchased some xlr’s that i was fond of a few months back. Shunyata sigmas

I was able to get them for a great price but unfortunetly they are 3m. I figured it was fine as it gives me flexibility in the future (such as going monoblocks), but for now my lumin x1 sits on a rack directly above my diablo 300 amp. Honestly with how close they are i could get away with 0.5m

So i have them susupended in the air but coiled. I’m reading that this is a big no-no but most of the stuff i have read is related to speaker cables.

what should i do in this situation? Is it so bad that I should consider selling my interconnects for shorter ones?

questforhifi
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tomic601
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or......ask Shunyata to quote retermination, create shorter cables that better suit your needs....sell off the ones you don't...

 

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millercarbon
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OMG! Tablejockey nailed it! Freaking nailed it! Next two posters prove, waste of time asking here, GO AND LISTEN!

Listen to it coiled, then uncoil and route the wire trying to keep it away from as much other stuff as you can, and listen again.

Any time you twist and bend a wire like that it is gonna mess it up and so give it an hour or so to settle in. Then listen.

It will probably sound better. More open, more detailed. But if not then guess what? No problemo! Coil it back up.

Step away from the keyboard. Go and listen. Unless you want a bunch of random guys who know a lot less than they think (tablejockey notably excepted) telling you how to spend money and waste time, that we have in abundance.

questforhifi OP
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I'll try and route the wires around and see if it improves sound. 

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ebm
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NO

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