Unless you really want to screw up the synergy to your system I would NOT run long speaker cables across the room. Have you tried the I'll just shut the system down since you won't let me use it the way it was supposed to be setup? I'm not trying to flame on you and I wish you luck. I just don't understand spending thousands (I meant to say hundreds of dollars) in case your wife is looking over your shoulder and reading this on equipment and then setting it up at home in a substandard way? I'm so glad I did get divorced 5 years ago. Looking back now my ex wife even teased me and said "now you can set up the room the way you want to"! It's a control thing. Ask her to at least compromise. They can only withhold sex for so long anyway.
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
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