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long speaker cables or IC's for budget system

I am planning to rearrange my room so that my stereo rack is in the back corner of my room instead of between the speakers. The issue this creates for me is which cables to switch out. I could leave the amp between the speakers and run a 25ft pair of IC's from the amp to pre-amp or move the amp back to and run a 30ft pair of speaker cables from the amp to speakers. I currently have MIT T2 interconnects between my amp and preamp (1meter) and have 8ft MIT T3 speaker cables. The problem is I am only giving myself a $150 budget which has me looking at Blue Jeans cables. Am I hurting the sound quality of my system by downgrading cables? Please take a look at my system to see a list of my components. The only upgrades that I plan to make in the next couple of years would be switching from 1c's to Vandersteen 2Ce Sigs and maybe upgrading the turntable as well. Please factor in my future upgrades with your suggestions. Thanks in advance for the input.
vanderstephen
unsound
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Not so fast. It depends on the cables, the amps, what proceeds the amp, whether the system is connected via single ended or balanced, and the environment in which the system resides.
While it is often said that one's gear is better not placed between the speakers, putting it in a corner might be worse. I can't help but wonder if you would be better off leaving things as they are.
jallen
502 posts
 
For long interconnects use shielded ones, like microphone cables...mogami, canare, etc. Long speaker cables can increase the capacitance depending on design, not a great thing for some amps or the top end. jallen
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marakanetz
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If you don't have balanced components you should not run long unbalanced interconnects.
rrog
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Unsound, It always depends on the cables, the amps, what proceeds the amp, whether the system is connected via single ended or balanced and the environment in which the system resides whether the cables are long or short.

It is not always necessary or a benefit for a long interconnect to be balanced.

What preceeds the amp is probably more important.
unsound
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Rrog, tube amps are more likely to be more sensitive to length of some speaker cables than ss amps.
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