Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Speaker wire: lengths, temperatures, rodents, etc.

My QS8's are on the way.

This is my first endeavor beyond stereo and I feel a little uneasy about the difference in lengths of the speaker wires. The wires to the surrounds are MUCH longer than the wires to the fronts.

Front speakers: 7 ft each side.
Surrounds: 40 ft each side.

I guess most people have a similar disparity and so it should not be an issue?

I am making the left wire equal to the right wire for each pair. I assume this is a good thing? Because I could make the right surround wire about 33 ft.

I am snaking the surround wires into the wall, up into the attic, and then down into the wall again. The attic is unfinished and can get very cold (it is heading for -12°F = -24°C right now) or very hot (like 130°F = 55°C in the summer). Is this a concern? Will it affect the sound quality or just the life of the wire?

I have never seen any traces of rodents in the attic, but if they got in there, would they try to chew on the wire? I could run the wire inside some PVC tubes but don't want to spend the money if it is not needed.

Sorry for the silly questions. Just trying to cover all the bases.