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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?

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tim_p
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I have a pr of Cardas Golden Presence XLR from my phono preamp to amp and it is 1.5m as opposed to the 1m I need and the same as yourself, I got it at a great price!  So I have it coiled/looped, but not all crimped up tight. It is loose and just one bigger loop behind my rack and zip tied. There is no noticeable difference from looped or to just hanging loosely. 

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ozzy
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Generally its probably not a good idea... but it also might not make a difference.

ozzy

ghdprentice
7,217 posts
 

@ozzy   +1

 

Well said.

rodman99999
6,171 posts
 

     Coiling any wire makes it an inductor.

     You’ll never know if it makes a difference in your system’s presentation/ your enjoiyment, without listening with the cables in both configurations (coiled and not).

 

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rdk777
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Impedance of wire = R + jX

R = resistance

X = Xc (capactive reactance) + Xl (inductive reatance)

Xc is typically negative and Xl positive

By coiling the wire/cable, you would be increasing inductance.  The overall impedance would increase as a result, making it harder for the current to flow through it. Technically, it should make a difference, but at these lengths, it would be hard to distinguish audible difference.

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