Long distance from amp to speakers


My situation(i.e.,my wife's strong preference) is to have my amp, preamp, etc. at one end of the living room and the speakers at the other.
I know this is NOT recommended, but I don't have a choice. We're talking about a distance of 30 - 35 feet. The amp is an Ayre 5xe; the speakers are Vandersteen 2ce's. For years I've been using plain Monster cable (nothing special)bi-wired but it occurred to me that I should look for alternatives, having just upgraded the amp and preamp. I would be grateful for any thoughts about lessening the degradation of the sound with long speaker cords.
Thank you
jon9509

Showing 1 response by jimmdavis

Put your amp at the same end of the room as your speakers -- there's no reason for it to be w/ all the source & control components.

Balanced interconnects would be best for the long run from preamp to amp, but if you only have RCA connectors you might also do well with Belden-type cable (shielded, twisted pair).

I have a similar situation, but only about a 25 ft. run, and found that a cheaply-priced AR cable from Best Buy, advertised for subwoofer use (twisted pair, foil-shielded) makes an excellent long-distance interconnect between my Audio Research preamp & amp.