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Long Cables w/Short Speaker Cable or Vice Versa?

Assuming your equipment (other than power amp) is located a considerable distance from your speakers (15 feet), which is better:

(A) Long Interconnects with a Short Speaker Cable run; OR
(B) Short Interconnects with a Long Speaker Cable run?

Ideally, I want to seperate my McIntosh MC2301 monoblock amps so that they flank both sides of the cabinet built-in's that are on both sides of my fireplace and TV. Even if I put the amps together (in the left-side cabinet built-in), I will have at least a 15 foot run of speaker cable to reach the right speaker.

I have a decision to make on whether I should invest in a long run of interconnect OR speaker cable.

Thoughts?
chadhaas
kurt_tank
1,189 posts
 
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Everyone has an opinion on this subject, with equally valid arguments on both sides.

FYI: I too have monoblocks, so using that fact, I went with long interconnects, and short speaker cables. Since you already have monoblocks, and you want to separate them too, I think you fall into the same category as myself.

Good Luck with your decision.
puerto
372 posts
 
Yes, as Kurt tank said, you will probably want to go with longer ICs and short speaker cables since you are using monos. It seems to be common knowledge that the ICs should be of identical length, same for the speaker cables.
schipo
1,268 posts
 
(B) Short Interconnects with a Long Speaker Cable run? I would consider this option.
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