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Do long interconnects degrade sound?

I recently moved into a new home and I would like to use my Krell 400xi intergrated as a preamp for my main speakers in my living room (PMC OB-1). The Krell has a preamp out. Currently the Krell is powering my main speakers for my plasma in my den. In addition, my source is also in my den. Ideally, I would like to use the Krell for both applications which would mean that I would have to run extremelly long interconnects from my amp in the living room to the Krell in the den. I know XLR's would be best for long runs, but is 50+ feet too long for interconnects?
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cwlondon
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This seems to be a controversial topic.

In the good old days, longer interconnects and shorter speaker wires were considered a tweaky must for any self respecting audiophile.

Later, some people tried to convince me that it was a bad idea.

Most recently, I deferred to Signalcable.com who suggested that runs of up to 50' should be no problem, at least for my ARC SP-11 Mk II preamp running into my Levinson 23.5 amp.

I think I, therefore, increased the length of my interconnects to as much as 40', which is working just fine.

Other people may have more technical advice here, but I have never had a problem with this configuration.
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