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The long / Narrow room - system configuration

I have always and still do have a longish (23.5 feet) and narrow (12.4 feet) listening room. I have always put my speakers on the short wall with my monoblocks and run a 25 foot long (rca) interconnect in between my amps and my other components which sit away on the long wall down by where I sit to listen. Have most chosen to give up on this type of configuration in order to go with much shorter IC. I would have to move all my FE components which sit on a fairly massive Rix Rax Hoodoo and move them all ( including turntable)
in between my speakers. In most of all your experiences, would what I gain in shortening that 25 foot cable be worth it if I then negatively affect my soundstage with a big ol rack full of my FE components between my speakers.
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bdgregory
1,712 posts
 
I agree with Nsgarch. He described my setup pretty closely, and my room dimensions are similar to yours. I've tried many other arangements but this one results in the best imaging and soundstage (deep, wide, precise). I have my rack on the long wall and run 3M IC's to the monoblocks (3M is a little of a stretch - 4M would probably be better if I was inclined to get new ones) which sit near the speakers. This allows short speaker cables (4-6ft).

I've found this arangement to be pretty much optimal with all of the speaker's I've tried - including Totems, GMA Europas, Von Schweikerts, and others. Some like to be closer together than others, but their all 4-5 ft out from the wall.
mikesinger
572 posts
 
i have a same size room.....if you are going to run long interconnects then they should be a true xlr configuration..

it isnt that much to experiment, the only drawback is moving the gear.
mapleleafs3
190 posts
 
No a rack in between speakers will not be a problem.
memeboy
46 posts
 
I find that the room position effects are much more important than the cable effects. As for which position is best, I prefer to sit facing a short wall, with the speakers well out from that wall. So, my advice is keep your system as it is. Whatever improvement you will get from shorter ICs will be outweighed by the harm from the new speaker position. Some damping at the points of first reflection on the side walls, and floor and ceiling, can help too.
bobgates
535 posts
 
I have a similar setup; my room is 21 feet by 13 feet and I have the speakers on the short wall about 6 feet out into the room. I also run long interconnects from the preamp, which sits near my listening chair, to the power amp, which sits in between the speakers. This has been working quite well for me.
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