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Re: Speaker wire length
#82676 02/24/05 01:35 PM
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I've the same question rasied before and Alan has pointed out my misconception.

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Another question, does the speaker cables has to be same length for both Left and right QS4 ? I know it has to be on the front L & R but I don't know whether this matters for the surround. I intend to put my recevier on the side wall, so one QS4 has to be 10- 12 feet longer than the other one.
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Here's the answer by Alan Loft
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12/10/04 04:41 PM
Hi romeo,

The cables for the front channels do NOT have to be the same length, nor do they for any other channels either. That's just a ruse retailers used to sell more Monster, Kimber and other stuff. Use 12-gauge for runs over 15 feet, 14-gauge for shorter runs; that will reduce resistance to insignificant levels so just measure out the lengths you need to each speaker.

For short runs, 10 feet and less, you can use 16 gauge.

Regards,

Alan Lofft
Axiom Resident Expert
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Re: Speaker wire length
#82677 02/24/05 02:13 PM
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Makes sense. If you used speaker cable that was much too small then you might want matched lengths. Then again, I think I would STILL want the shortest lengths possible -- at least that way the speaker on the shorter run would sound a bit *better* even if it didn't sound the same.


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