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How important is it to have identical speaker cable length?

I have a situation where my speakers are different distances from my amp. Would it be wrong to pair a 3-meter cable to one speaker and a 2-meter cable to the other or is it really just a theoretical issue? Many thanks in advance for your thoughts!

benchwarmer
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jerryg123
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I’ll just go along with the recommendations from the professional reviewers and use equal lengths.


Even if engineers have said the values are so minute the human ear can  not differentiate the capacitance or inductance.



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twoleftears
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Most important for resale value.
terry9
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Just for devilment: what do you do with the extra cable on one side?

Coil it? No, that adds inductance ...

Drape it over an iron railing? More inductance ...

Route it beside power cords? No, that adds a 60Hz component ...

mglik
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Here is a question: Are 60’ speaker cables going to effect the wpc?
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jerryg123
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Some really silly stuff here.
Just love some of these answers.
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