Speaker cable length


I have Cary tube amps and Harbeth speakers and I am kind of limited as to the placement of my components in my listening room. The optimum positioning for best sound would require a 27 foot speaker cable on one side and an 18 foot cable on the opposite side. Are these runs to long and could they harm my equipment or somehow lower sound quality?
markus1299

Showing 1 response by carl109

Your biggest enemy with long speaker runs is resistance, so if you're stuck with 27' runs, go for the heaviest gauge cable you can find (and is practical).

If you're concerned about the different lengths (27' versus 18'), then just use two 27 foot lengths and hide the extra few feet of cable behind your amp or speaker (but don't coil it up).
That said, at the speed the signal travels through the cables, you're unlikely to hear any difference at all even if you use different lengths of cable.