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In Reply to: RE: Speaker cables -- different lengths for L/R ok? posted by SgreenP@MSN.com on November 24, 2015 at 10:33:01
"just loosely coil up the unneeded portion"
Never coil cable. It's causes inductance.
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I KNEW someone would bring that up! :)Yeah, a closely/tightly coiled cable will result in some inductance, 'cause it'll be an inductor.
But a few rounds of loosely coiled speaker cable is a non-issue. As an experiment, since you're into this stuff, take 30 feet of 12 gauge twisted pair laid out more-or-less straight, and measure the inductance. Then, take the same 30 foot cable and loosely coil it up into, say, twelve inch loops suitable for stuffing under your furniture, leaving the necessary amount at each end for running to the speaker and to the amp. Measure the inductance again. Get back to me with the results. Alternatively, cite a source where this has been shown to be a problem in the OP's scenario.
:)
Edits: 11/24/15
Used to do exactly what you mentioned in order to use equal length R/L spkr. wire when - due to running the right channel wire underneath/around a big bay window - I needed much less cable for the left channel. Coiled it up outta the way behind a large cabinet. No audible difference.
Since I don't know how long we'll be in our current apt. I don't wanna cut my old long set of spkr. cables. I'll get an additional shorter pair - hence my OP.
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