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Cable lengths

This is a 2 part question. First I’m wondering if cable lengths make a difference in sound for better or worse. My thinking is that shorter is better and longer would be worse. I’m using all Straightwire  Crescendo speaker cable and IC xlr. For my IC xlr are a 1 m pair. But am wanting to put my CD player by my listening chair which is about 15 ft from my ARC Ref 6. Which I will need about a 5 meter pair. And about $4000 new. I really love the bass with the Crescendos especially with my Krell Fpb 600. But are very hard to find on the used market for them that long. The longest I’ve seen was 4 m. Also $4000 is steep for me to spend right now on ICs. Could anyone recommend a very good xlr IC 5 meter on the used market for about $1500 that has very good bass like the Crescendo? 
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Of course longer cables sound worse. Duh. The question is, compared to what?

Because, whatever difference there is between 1m and 5m, I can guarantee it is a whole lot less than the difference between what you will get from $4k in a 1m cable vs $4k in a 5m cable.

In other words as always it boils down to what could you do with that same money. Put that way, just about anything is better than what you have in mind. Unless of course sound quality is a smoke-screen for what really matters, not having to get up to change the disc.
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