Lengths of speaker cable
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Lengths of speaker cable
What are the opinions about speaker cable lengths?
Most "decent" cables are quite expensive. In my situation the length to one speaker is about six feet different to the other.
So how important is it that they are of equal lengths?
Could save a lot of money if I just had the lengths from the amp to each speaker that is required.
E.G. One length 6 feet the other 12 feet.
Would it have a detrimental affect?
Most "decent" cables are quite expensive. In my situation the length to one speaker is about six feet different to the other.
So how important is it that they are of equal lengths?
Could save a lot of money if I just had the lengths from the amp to each speaker that is required.
E.G. One length 6 feet the other 12 feet.
Would it have a detrimental affect?
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
None at all. Unless it is very peculiar speaker cable that is more like a component or filter.
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
I have 2.5 M of LS6 to one speaker and 5M to the other. Makes not one jot of difference.
I wish the sources and amps were between the speakers so i could have saved some money but hey ho, you gotta live.
I wish the sources and amps were between the speakers so i could have saved some money but hey ho, you gotta live.
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
If you want to be terribly picky there is a 2/300000000s delay between the nearer and farther speaker with a 2 metre difference in cable length. If you can detect that...
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
So no need to agonise then over the fact that one of my cables is possibly 3% longer than the other due to some iffy measuring when I made them up.
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
Probably notSimon Hickie wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:00 pm So no need to agonise then over the fact that one of my cables is possibly 3% longer than the other due to some iffy measuring when I made them up.
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
The thing with audiophiles is they are so anal and obsessive. Not saying anyone here is an audiophool.
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The worst are those that have to write about it for a living (mags) and / or for their egos (forums). Both have become the source for some of the worst stupidity, I presume just to get something to write about.
Blah blah bullshit blah blah bollocks blah..............
Blah blah bullshit blah blah bollocks blah..............
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Re: Lengths of speaker cable
Shamanic, you appear to be directly on the route that we regularly travel from Burton to Machynlleth.