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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blisshifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,192 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 939 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?
yogiboy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,701 posts 07-29-2022 at 10:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete IT’S SIX OF ONE, HALF (A) DOZEN OF THE OTHER!
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ditusa Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,887 posts 07-30-2022 at 12:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How long should speaker cables be? Mine are 12'' long, shorter the better.😎 Mike

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