biamping.. better long ICs or Speaker Cables?

I'm throwing this into the mix.. I was just reading my Mapleshade catalog, and he is firmly in the
-LONG Speaker - SHORT IC- camp.

I have long ICs and short spkr. cables. My ICs are 6 meters each and spkr. cables are 6 ft. each. I have no problems with RF or EMI and no problems with too much capacitance or resistance. YMMV.

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HI,
SHORTER SPEAKER WIRE & LONGER IC IS THE TICKET. LONGER SPEAKER WIRE TENDS TO ALTER FREQUENCY RESPONSE & DOES ROB AMP POWER & LESSEN CONTROL. PASSAGES ARE LESS DYNAMIC, CRESCENDOES SOUND RESTRICTED WHEN USING LONGER SPEAKER WIRE & SHORTER IC.
I'M USING 3 FT SPEAKER WIRE & 2.5M IC.

"Weld the outputs of the amp to the speakers."

Richard

You'll hear arguments both ways. I've heard people say that balanced interconnects can be used in longer lengths than single ended with less sonic degredation. I've also seen discussion of the "not less than 8 feet" conjecture for speaker cables. There's lot's of information, opinion and discussion regarding this topic in the archives. Run a search and see what you dig up. Good luck!