Digital cable length- SPDIF vs AES/EBU- 1.5 meter for either?


Some have postulated, with Steve Nugent at the forefront, that a digital cable between source and DAC should be 1.5 meters. The articles I've read nominally speak of 75 ohm SPDIF cables. Does the same length reccomendation hold true for a 110 ohm AES/EBU cable? 
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I too have noticed this phenomenon, when I lived in my apartment.  The differences were NOT subtle. All the electronics, including my alarm system and wifi were all on the same branch.  

In my new home, I don't have a dedicated line perse, but nothing extraneous is shared on the electrical branch, which I think is a good thing.  I haven't gone to see if unplugging the modem and wifi downstairs on a different circuit will make a difference in the house yet. But you are not alone.  It was almost mandatory for serious listening in my apt.