Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables

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You seem to think any audiophile that spends more money than you would on cables and tweaks doesn’t know anything about the equipment, which isn’t necessarily true. 

is much appreciated. Thank you.

What I do want to know is, why are none of y’all who are so convinced that clean power makes a huge difference in sound quality putting your money where your mouth is, and building a really clean power supply? Why are you instead purchasing furutech outlets and some such that are nothing but amulets that may make a difference best characterized as infinitesimal?

@audphile1 

So it’s a pretty simple concept really. Most seasoned audiophiles I know, and a lot of them are here on audiogon, in addition to their love for music and good sound are also avid gearheads. I like to know what’s in the box. I like reading about different design philosophies and even more importantly I like to hear it all. Try it in my system. 

At some point your system and room begin to gel and while differences between some components or cables are not earth shattering they’re pivotal in achieving the ultimate sound quality where the components and cables just get out of the way and you stop using music to evaluate equipment and start enjoying it. it’s actually a great feeling. Not an easy goal to accomplish in this hobby.
 

Keep in mind human brain is pretty complex and it just doesn’t interpret the information the same way oscilloscope or any other type of instrument does. If it was that simple we wouldn’t have Stradivarius and Guarneri, or Gibson and Fender, or Steinway and Bosendorfer. 

Now that's starting to sound reasonable. I can respect that.

Clean power? How about going off grid. Read about Stromtank. If you know the difference between a soldering station and a train station, get your soldering iron out and build yourself this type of device. Don’t be an armchair audiophile. 

@rankaudio.

Thanks for the assistance everyone. So here's the real moral of the story. How could any high quality speaker cable at any price maintain its integrity unless it were connected directly to the internal crossover or source? Almost every speaker is going to have an additional foot of internal cable or wire connecting the crossover to the internal speaker terminals that the end-user doesn't see.

My Raidho td1.2 uses Nordost cables for all of their internal wiring. You made the assumption that the internal cable is the weak link. That’s not necessarily true. Some manufacturers pay a lot of attention to the crossover components and wiring.  It’s kind of unfair to put everyone in the same basket. 

@rankaudio Interesting perspective.
 

There are numerous audio companies recommending use of high quality cables and a market that has existed for decades.  I’m not sure if you’re philosophical question will impact the experience and decision of others.