Assymetric speaker cable lengths?


I'm setting up a system for a family member and the particulars of the room would require a 24 ft length of speaker cable to the right channel, but 10' would be enough for the left. This is a mid-fi tubed system.

Would it be OK to do this? I mean the signal travels at near the speed of light, so would it create a problem arriving at the left channel a nano-second (or less) sooner?

Many thanks
artg

Showing 1 response by eldartford

Ah, that issue again! Here is something else to worry about.

The earth is rotating...moving East at about 700 mph at 45 deg lattitude. So, the speaker at the East side of your setup is moving away from signal while the one to the West is moving towards the signal. Thus the transit times of the signal will be different even if the wires are the same length. Furthermore the Dopler effect will cause frequency differences. The obsessive audiophile will therefore set up his speakers North and South.
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