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does power cord length matter? fact or myth?

I have read somewhere in a forum that power cords need to be over a meter. I can't remember the reason and I am not sure it was correct anyway. Is this fact or myth? I have a 2 meter power cable that could be used in less than a meter and more than a meter with my system. Will this hurt the performance of the cable if cut in smaller pieces? Maybe brand specific? The cable is a Oyaide Tunami GPX
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jl35
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Shunyata does not recommend power cords shorter than 1 meter. If you do a Yahoo search you will find their brief explanation.
erikt
269 posts
 
I think this is a mapleshade.com thang

I seem to recall something regarding minimum lengths for ICs and PCs in their catalog. But I don't recall the rationale (if there was one).
jl35
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Mapleshade actually says 8 feet is optimum, not minimum for speaker cables.
mitch2
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Mapleshade actually says 8 feet is optimum, not minimum for speaker cables.
I am curious as to what they believe is the difference between the 8 feet outside the speaker and the 2 to 3 feet long lead wire from the binding posts to the drivers?
jl35
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Shunyata offered a somewhat technical explanation, I believe Mapleshade based their conclusion on listening tests.
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