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35 and 40 ft runs-Balanced will be expensive

Want to reposition my stereo on opposite wall and go up and down walls.Have balanced option between pre and amp but can't think of anything reasonably priced for such a long run so may just stick with cheap 14 ga speaker cables.Shame as while I am a cable skeptic I have a set of 8ft Monster 2.2 that went for $800.Right now I am using MIT 330 balanced but it's one meter.So stick with cheap long speaker runs or plonk down on maybe Kimber etc.The rest of rig ain't shabby equipment.Mac pre,Mesa Baron,$6500 Ehodin speakers.It's just I gotta live in this room as well as play HiFi.Thought about putting rig between speakers but ruins imaging.Thoughts?Cheap thoughts?
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sean
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You could easily build some high quality balanced cables at the length that you need for well under $200 total. At that length, balanced is the only option that i would think about. Speaker cables or RCA's of the same length would not be an option due to signal degradation. Sean
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sean
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Just because a studio or pro uses something, that does not make it "good". It just means that it works and will get the job done. How many "studio" recordings have you heard that sounded horrible ? Do you think that they specifically mixed them to sound BAD using the "top notch" studio equipment ? Or was the recording & mixing limited by the lack of transparency and equipment at hand ? You be the judge. Sean
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