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No longer need 16' speaker cable pair- options?

So- when I bought my speaker cables a few years ago, Analysis Plus Mesh Oval 9's, the way my system was set up, I needed a 16' pair. My set up is entirely different now, and I don't need more than a 10' run. As I see it, I have 3 options: 1- do nothing; 2- have my cables re-terminated by AP into a 10' pair and a spare 6' pair; 3- Sell my Oval 9's and look for an entirely new cable.

I do like the AP 9's- it's a full and warm cable. Really checks off all the right boxes for me and in the time I've owned them, never been disappointed by their performance. My amp is a Pass X250.8 and the speakers are Revel Studio 2.

Your thoughts? Thanks!
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elliottbnewcombjr
5,259 posts
 
10' sound different than 16' same brand?

they sounded great for a few years? no way would I shorten them. a 6ft pair of speaker cables for what? future change, you might want longer than 10ft. again. you might experiment/find a more forward position you like and need a few more feet to get forward.

If you really think it would make a difference, which I seriously doubt, I would research and try a new pair of 12 foot from ___, keeping those 16', send the new ones back if I couldn't hear anything I liked better.

I suspect you have covid cabin fever, spend that money on new music!
chayro
2,941 posts
 
If you like the cable, I would leave it alone and route the excess cable appropriately.  It's not that much excess.  IMO, a reterminated 6' pair of cables would not have much value, especially if you deduct the cost of retermination.  If you needed a 6" pair for another system, that's a different story.  
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zavato OP
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I don’t exactly need a 6’ pair for a 2nd system right now but it might well come in handy in the not too distant future. The cost of re-termination is about 40% of what a new 6’ pair would run- 
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