Long speaker cables - cost vs performance


Looking for suggestions to a situation I have. My system is high-end. (Wilson Maxx 2's, McIntosh MC1201's and C500 etc...Valhalla and Jena Dreamdancer interconnects...etc. BUT, my speaker cable runs are 24 feet long!

Currently using shotgunned TMC Gold speaker cables. Wondering about improving these, but with what? The cost of running that much Valhalla or comparable would be astronomical (especially if bi-wired). Ideas?

My listening area is also the main living area, and no rearrangement of the componentry or speaker position is feasible.

I'm essentially happy with the sound, but am sure there's improvement possible in the speaker cable selection.

All advice appreciated.
jbatlanta
Your speaker run is larger than my listening room!! The run is so long that I don't even think you could find a used pair of cables very easily. It seems to me that if you can't rearrange anything, you are kind of stuck, which is not a bad thing since you are essentially happy with the current state of your system. With the money you would spend on the Valhalla, you could probably add a new, but smaller, dedicated listening room to your house, but then your current speaker cables would be too long. ;>)

Hi Jbatlanta,

I have limited experience with speaker cables. Since having Monster Cables from about 30 years ago, I have tried 21 foot runs of:

Signal Cable (a verrrrrrrrrrrry good value).

Purist Audio Maximus Rev.B (Good sound, limited depth)
and now:

PS Audio X-Stream biWired. These cables are doing everything I wanted, and the price is right!

I'm sorry, I don't have experience with the TMC Gold, and can not make a direct comparison.

The PS Audio X-Stream cables are cheap enough that you don't run a big risk if you don't like them.

Best of luck,

Mark
Talk to Carl at Ultimate Cables. He can customize any size you need and the cost is low enough that the experiment is worthwhile. You could even double up later if you want.