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Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination

Hi,

I'm getting new speakers that are single-wire only. This means I can't use my old MIT Terminator 2 cables, and need something new. My budget is limited as I've just spent all of it on the speakers :)

I'm not sure what the stance on cables is here on audiogon, so I hope I'm not starting a war :)
Anyway, I have some questions:

- Are equal lengths for both channels required? Is it possible to hear a difference? (my amp will be positioned to the left of the left side speaker, so I will need about a 4m run to the rightmost speaker. I was thinking of getting 4m and 2m runs)

- If I buy bare cable, is unsoldered termination helpful? The monster quicklock spades and bananas look really nice, but I wonder if they are worth the cost. (http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=4584)

My speakers are Audio Physic Scorpio II with Krell KAV-400xi btw. General recommendations are welcome.
ahochan
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kijanki
4,428 posts
 
"Tradespersons and reviewers heard no difference."

Audiofeil - are you ABSOLUTELY sure that it wasn't lawnmower show?

How about different amp brands for left and right channel? (8 out of 9 dentists wouldn't hear the difference).
sounds_real_audio
1,013 posts
 

Not everyone is blessed with a "GOLDEN EAR". I have no doubt I would have jumped out of my seat, wire cutters and new terminations in hand and protested.

Ahochan....Just get a matched pair.
rodman99999
6,158 posts
 
Sometime in 1986(published Jan '87): your mentors at Stereo Rephew did listening tests with a Pioneer receiver, transformerless tube amp and Levinson monoblocks. Of course- they determined that they were all sonically identical. UH-HUH!! I'll keep the Home Depot cord attached to my hedge trimmer, right where it belongs!
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