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Hi Everyone,
Thinking of moving my equipment to the side instead of between the speakers.
We probably have to run between 12 and 16 feet of speaker cable per channel.
My question is...will sound quality be affected for that length (using 6 feet now)? Is there a minimum gauge of cable I should be looking at?
Thanks!
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Thanks Guys!
Speaker cable length, should IMO, be kept to a minimum. The measureables of inductance, resistance and capacitance increase with length. In the ODD case of amp / speaker sensitivity to this, a highly reactive speaker cable COULD push you 'over the edge'.
Gauge of wire should be adjusted for POWER max, speaker sensitivity AND length of run.
All other things being equal which they apparently are NOT, short runs in a low power system of medium to high speaker sensitivity could probably make due with16ga.
My low sensitivity panels at 10 foot runs per side and my old 500 watt 'd' amp required beefier wires.
My Biamp system currently has 2x3' runs PER SPEAKER with the line level cable of about 8 feet per side.
I don't know if it's a settled issue if you want long speaker wires / short interconnects OR short speaker wires with Longer interconnects.
Too much is never enough
You do not have you system listed, so I don't know if you have a separate power amp. If you do have a separate power amp, you can leave the power amp between the speakers, and put the rest of the equipment on the side. I use an Ikea Lack table for the power amp. In this case, you will need to use long interconnects. You might want to ask yourself, what is the weaker link in your system, the speaker cables or the interconnect between the preamp and the power amp.
Dave
The presentation of a high-performance speaker cable tends to degrade the longer the length. Mundane speaker wire with already limited performance potential should at least be 16 AWG for a 16 foot run, but a larger aggregate gauge is more advisable due to lower resistance, better damping, and tonal qualities. You might use the situation as an opportunity to upgrade to a potentially better set of speaker cable than you use at this time, perhaps a model that's well-known for good audiophile performance, even for a longer-length run.
I concur w/ Duster.
Sound quilt will not be affected. But use at least 12 gauge wire.
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