Volume affected by uneven lengths of spker cable??

If lifting cables off the floor makes a difference, don't you think different lengths might be noticable? Why gamble and wonder what the problem is when your system doesn't seem to sound quite right? Besides, who would buy a set of cables two different lengths when you decide to sell them? I wouldn't.

the left side is 12ft and the right is 7 ft. I am trying to save a few bucks when I upgrade to the next level of speaker cable from the same manufacturer.

You'd be loading the amp differently on each channel, as mentioned, albeit slightly in real terms.
However, as wire is inexpensive, my advice is, avoid it.

Hi Sunnyjim

Another thing to consider is if you have different lengths of speaker wire it will almost be impossible for you to re-sell them should you find an issue with the speaker wire or want to try different cable.

Gregm wrote:
the left side is 12ft and the right is 7 ft.................
You'd be loading the amp differently on each channel, as mentioned, albeit slightly in real terms.

It is a gross exaggeration to say "slightly" in this context. Inconsequential is more appropriate.

Jedinite24 wrote:
Another thing to consider is if you have different lengths of speaker wire it will almost be impossible for you to re-sell them should you find an issue with the speaker wire or want to try different cable.

This is a real consideration, if that is a possibility.

uneven length cables harder to sell.
i've switched to bulk wire(use either Kimber or VanDenHul) that I can pull to any length depending on speaker and other component placement sometimes even sometimes uneven.
LSD tripps can certainly make your music sound different, but it's all in your mind.