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long speaker cable run or long balanced IC ??

I am setting up a new system and deciding on placement of equipment. I will have most of my equipment (source, preamp) in a rack on the side wall. I will be using balanced interconnects. I am wondering what is better: keep amps on the stand on the side wall and have longer speaker runs or put the amp closer to the speakers on the front wall and have longer IC runs. Also, is it critical/important to have all cables the same length ?
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rrog
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Long interconnect and short speaker cable.
rrog
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Joeabrams,

But short speaker cables will work with all amplifiers and will most likely be an advantage. The real question would be what preamp is the OP using rather than amplifier since some preamps may not like long interconnects.
rrog
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Quicksilver Audio's Fullpreamp has an output impedance of only 1.5 ohms. The previous version of this preamp has an output impedance of 12.5 ohms. Most likely the reason these preamps match well with whatever amplifier you decide to use and long interconnects are obviously not a problem.
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