On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:34:20 -0800, Bones wrote
(in article <0eh7n3ttad1ea3f7g3qnpprdrb2huf7rkc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> Equal lengths won't hurt.
> Consider this. A coil of wire (even speaker wire) is a coil.
> What is the purpose of a coil?
The purpose of a coil, in electrical terms, is to make an inductor. But a
coil of speaker wire probably has no measurable inductive reactance below
several megaHerz, so I doubt seriously if it will impact the performance
of
loudspeakers in any audible way.
> On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:32:54 -0800, "Lunaray" <lunarayERASE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm using Audioquest speaker cables (can't remember the model, but
they're
>> the red ones), and in the house I used to live in, my right speaker was
>> farther away from my amp than the left speaker, so I bought two
different
>> lengths. Well, now I've moved to a different house and my equipment
>> placement is such that I don't need nearly as long of a run;
consequently,
>> I
>> have a bunch of cable coiled up with about five more feet on the left
side,
>> than the right.
>>
>> Am I being anal retentive by thinking that I should match up the
lengths of
>> the left & right? Also, I could shorten both sides if it would improve
my
>> speaker performance.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks all,
>> Ray
>>
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