How long should speaker cables be?

My cables are 12 feet long but with my current setup 6 feet would be more than enough. I recall reading somewhere that connectors should be short and speaker cables should be long. Does anyone have an opinion on this?

fosolitude07-29-2022 7:14pm

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carlsbad Details Discussions Posts This discussion 1,551 posts 07-30-2022 at 01:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To paraphrase Einstein, All cables should be as short as possible, but no shorter.
juanmanuelfangioii Details Discussions Posts This discussion 958 posts 07-30-2022 at 01:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete OMG.
roadwhorerecords Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 257 posts 07-30-2022 at 02:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Long enough to reach the speaker when attached to the amp.
wolf_garcia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,600 posts 07-30-2022 at 05:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It sort of doesn't matter if you're using good cable, but stick to less than 300 feet. Balanced cables to mono amps is a great thing, but most people don't have room for that or things aren't balanced in the first place, so don't fret over it...or do fret over it and be stressed out and get therapy and live alone and sad with maybe a cat.
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