How long should speaker cables be?

My cables are 12 feet long but with my current setup 6 feet would be more than enough. I recall reading somewhere that connectors should be short and speaker cables should be long. Does anyone have an opinion on this?

fosolitude07-29-2022 7:14pm

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ozzy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,253 posts 07-29-2022 at 07:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Actually, I think the reverse is truer, that is; longer (balanced) interconnects and shorter speaker cables. ozzy
cleeds Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,724 posts 07-29-2022 at 07:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How long should speaker cables be? To paraphrase Abe Lincoln, long enough to reach the amplifiers.
blisshifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,133 posts 07-29-2022 at 08:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete +1 ozzy. This is “one” of the reasons monoblocks are made, to have very short speaker cables. Preferably 8’ or less. RCA should be 1M or less optimally, no more than 1.5-2M. Balanced XLRs can be run long.
macg19 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 716 posts 07-29-2022 at 08:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 12 ft is not that long, but there is a relationship to length and wire gauge. Lengths should be equal regardless of distance from R & L. What kind of speaker cable is it?

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