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Uneven speaker wire runs

My equipment sits to the far right side of my home theater setup. I need at least a 21 ft. run to the left speaker and the right would only need about 10 ft. Does it matter if the L & R main speaker runs are different lengths or should I try to keep them the same ?
gfloyd757
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ozzy
7,446 posts
 
For home theater, perhaps it wont matter as much. Usually that equipment had some compensation control that can be used for unbalanced sound.

For serious 2 channel, Yes, it does matter, big time.
Keep them as close to the same length as possible.

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tarsando
578 posts
 
It's odd, isn't it, that an audio signal doesn't travel at the speed of sound.
jeffjarvis
257 posts
 
Equal length cables are easier to re-sell later.
porziob
316 posts
 
It doesn`t matter a whit in 2 channel either. 186,000 mi./sec. divided by 11 ft. Do the math. The laws of physics are the same for HT or 2 channel.
butsy
23 posts
 
The possible difference doesn't have anything to do with the speed of the signal but POTENTIALLY with the inductance,resistance and capacitance of the cable.
In reality it's probably fine!
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