Pierre at Mapleshade believes that speaker cable should be at least 8' long so they are not the only ones who have this idea. I don't necessarily agree, I have tried a lot of things and the only thing I have learned is that it is hard to predict what will happen.
Gauge + Length +Material = Sound
Is this a formula for cable sound?
Reason I ask is because I conducted the following experiment;
I made the following cables;
1 pair of rca interconnects about two feet (60cm) long
1 set of "preamp->power amp" jumpers converted to rca interconnects - about 1/2 a foot (15 cm) long.
Both sets of cables had identical materials, identical casing and identical gauge, identical terminations.
No sound difference whatsoever.
So over small distances, sound ought not to change - unless we change the metal of the cable. Or perhaps the gauge?
I might make some with a different gauge over the same distance. What are your predictions re the sound?
Reason I ask is because I conducted the following experiment;
I made the following cables;
1 pair of rca interconnects about two feet (60cm) long
1 set of "preamp->power amp" jumpers converted to rca interconnects - about 1/2 a foot (15 cm) long.
Both sets of cables had identical materials, identical casing and identical gauge, identical terminations.
No sound difference whatsoever.
So over small distances, sound ought not to change - unless we change the metal of the cable. Or perhaps the gauge?
I might make some with a different gauge over the same distance. What are your predictions re the sound?