Randy, on your question about unequal lengths of wire to speakers(in this case,subs), although this is something that is fairly frequently raised on audio boards, it's just another of the seemingly endless audio myths which have no factual basis. The electromagnetic waves which transfer the power travel along the wire at speeds approaching that of light. Although some have reported hearing "timing" differences with unequal length runs, the difference with lengths used in the home would be measured in billionths of a second, far below the ability of any human to hear. The second possibility would be a difference in level caused by greater resistance in the longer run, but again at in-home distances this might amount to a difference of 0.1dB(e.g. 74.9 vs 75.0)and moving your head a few inches makes a bigger difference. Of course any difference in levels between speakers can be corrected by balancing the levels.
