Interconnect - Does short length hinder sound?

Following up on my original Thread, I contacted my local audio dealer (who I consider very reputable). He went on to explain that the shorter Interconnect applies to "Silver Cables Only".

With Silver Cables, when using a longer length...it allows the higher frequency to catch up with the lower frequency, thus presenting a more balanced sound.

This conversation initiated due to my interest in the Nordost Red Dawn Line

My Bryston B-60 has Pre-Outs & Main Ins that were originally connected by a little brass U-bar. I read lots of recommendations from people that suggested upgrading to Tara Labs RSC link...basically...about a 2-3 INCH interconnect.

If too short was not good for an analogue link...then I would assume that there would be fewer recommendations for this and more for upgrading the U-bars to full size (0.5m+) interconnects.

I have tried both the links and a pair of .5m ICs and have found no apparent difference. There was however a difference when upgrading from the stock Ubars.

just my 2c.

With Silver Cables, when using a longer length...it allows the higher frequency to catch up with the lower frequency, thus presenting a more balanced sound.

As this dealer has wealth of knowledge and real insight, you need to ask him how the high frequencies got behind the lows. Also ask him what type of high frequency accelerator the silver cables use.
Geesh.

>>it allows the higher frequency to catch up with the lower frequency, thus presenting a more balanced sound<<

That is one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

You can't make that up.

Or can you?

Good grief, how is it that you've found "several" dealers willing to feed you this kind of crap in order to help nothing but their bottom lines? Is it really that bad out there these days? Forget the wacky explanations you've been offered by these either cynical or ignorant dealers (no matter what the conductor material), however most everything stated in this thread is right on. You'll be best off sonically -- at least in theory if not always detectably -- and in your pocketbook, if you buy the shortest interconnect length that will COMFORTABLY make the connection (the caveat about resaleability for lengths under 1m notwithstanding). That means no sharp bends in the cables. As has been said above, consider the flexibility to place your new cables between various components, not all of which may be adjacent to one another, before making the committment to a shorter length, unless you have a very simple system like one source plus an integrated. Most often there isn't a significant advantage (sonic or budgetary) to investing in a length under 1m, unless excess length would actually create a routing problem.