40' speaker cable..will I loose sound quality?


Thinking of running a second set of B&W 805's off my Harman HK3475 to the far end of another room. It will be a distance of about 40'. Any advise as to expected diminished sound quality if any. Hate to purchase 80' of cable to find the sound is not up to par.
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fcmcargo
I've got the same question but I'm only extending from 9 feet to 14 ft. I bought some Signal Cable biwire speaker cables and they sounded fantastic. The detail in the low end was amazing. Now I need a longer run (14 ft) for cosmetic reasons. Will I be able to hear much difference in the extra 5 feet? I'm driving a set of B&W CDM-1s.

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At these lengths even the lowest impedence cables will show a real loss of sound quality. Try to avoid this setup if you can.
Those who are forced by necessity to run longer length (20'+) cabling may experience superior results by using a networked cable design - re: MIT or Transparent.
I had to do this myself & found that a better-grade MIT speaker cable performs marvelously in this application.
Warehouse: Unless you're using very thin-gauge cables, an extra 5 feet is not going to make a substantial difference.

Fcmcargo: What you have to worry about here is high-frequency roll-off due to high resistance. I'd try some 10 AWG cables for a run that long. And I'd stay away from networked cables--they're as liable to exacerbate the problem as anything else.
And I'd stay away from networked cables--they're as liable to exacerbate the problem as anything else

That is an absolutely incorrect statement.