IMO,
Always make speaker cables same length even if one speaker is closer.
Make them longer than you need now, give yourself some 'extra' leeway for unanticipated relocation.
After this and that, and reading theory ...., I decided multi-strand, small diameter, each strand insulated, all in insulated jacket makes most sense to me. Sound like Cat 5 cable?
I made my own long speaker wires, easily and inexpensively. Just buy roll of factory made cat 5, cut equal lengths, twist them, make good connectors each end.
Twist. First time I twisted a long run it was hard. Then I figured out, twist a few feet, tape there, twist other direction a few feet, tape there, repeat. Use colored tape, I have 3 sets, various lengths, different color tape. Sometimes I run 2 systems, SS and Tubes, to test, and to let others hear the difference.
Same music, CD, LP, Reel to Reel tape, i.e. Sgt. Peppers. Everyone picks tubes over SS. Everyone picks LP over CD. Everyone picks Reel to Reel tape over LP.
Note: noise INCREASES as you go from CD to LP, and INCREASES from LP to TAPE, but, when the music starts, preferences go as I described.
It won't cost you much to make a 25-30 ft pair of twisted cat 5. Then, if you try expensive cables (that you can return), you can compare.
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Always make speaker cables same length even if one speaker is closer.
Make them longer than you need now, give yourself some 'extra' leeway for unanticipated relocation.
After this and that, and reading theory ...., I decided multi-strand, small diameter, each strand insulated, all in insulated jacket makes most sense to me. Sound like Cat 5 cable?
I made my own long speaker wires, easily and inexpensively. Just buy roll of factory made cat 5, cut equal lengths, twist them, make good connectors each end.
Twist. First time I twisted a long run it was hard. Then I figured out, twist a few feet, tape there, twist other direction a few feet, tape there, repeat. Use colored tape, I have 3 sets, various lengths, different color tape. Sometimes I run 2 systems, SS and Tubes, to test, and to let others hear the difference.
Same music, CD, LP, Reel to Reel tape, i.e. Sgt. Peppers. Everyone picks tubes over SS. Everyone picks LP over CD. Everyone picks Reel to Reel tape over LP.
Note: noise INCREASES as you go from CD to LP, and INCREASES from LP to TAPE, but, when the music starts, preferences go as I described.
It won't cost you much to make a 25-30 ft pair of twisted cat 5. Then, if you try expensive cables (that you can return), you can compare.
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