40' speaker cable..will I loose sound quality?


Thinking of running a second set of B&W 805's off my Harman HK3475 to the far end of another room. It will be a distance of about 40'. Any advise as to expected diminished sound quality if any. Hate to purchase 80' of cable to find the sound is not up to par.
Thanks
fcmcargo

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Warehouse: Unless you're using very thin-gauge cables, an extra 5 feet is not going to make a substantial difference.

Fcmcargo: What you have to worry about here is high-frequency roll-off due to high resistance. I'd try some 10 AWG cables for a run that long. And I'd stay away from networked cables--they're as liable to exacerbate the problem as anything else.