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equal cable length?


Need some advice from all you cable gurus out there..
I'm upgrading my 2 channel system, going with ACI Sapphires and Force Sub, powered by a Rotel RB 980. One cable run will be 12'-15' to one speaker and the other speaker will be approx 4'- 6' ft from the amp. I have heard it's better to have cables of equal length and I have also heard that you should not coil extra cable. Will cables of unequal length be a no-no? I can't imagine the difference will be audible. I'm in a catch 22, either cables of different lengths or having to coil one cable.
Advice is appreciated.......also any suggestions on cable choices under $350 for this set-up?
generalturgidson

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bomarc
501 posts
 
Stop fretting. Unequal cables do not matter (within reason), and coiling speaker cables doesn't matter either.
bomarc
501 posts
 
Good point, Hosedragger. What this means is that you should choose a cable that's adequate (i.e., low enough in resistance) for the longer length. If you choose a thinner cable than that, you might suffer some rolloff in highs in the longer length.
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