Cables length ?


My speakers are at different distance form the amp, one is 14" and an other 4". Do I need to buy 28" cables (2 cable, each 14 ") or I can just buy 18" according to the distance of each speaker to the amp?
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For all practical purposes, it would be best if your cables were appr. the same length. As mentioned above, impedance can play a part in this equation for sure. As such, "coiling" can increase inductance, so you best bet would be to loosely "snake" it back and forth if this is convenient. I don't know if "timing" (referred to as "velocity factor") is actually something to worry about at audio frequencies. While this can become quite critical in RF gear, i have never studied or checked into this with stereo equipment. As such, i'll see what i can find out and report back in a thread here. Sean
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