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Coiling XLRs.... yes or no?

I purchased some xlr’s that i was fond of a few months back. Shunyata sigmas

I was able to get them for a great price but unfortunetly they are 3m. I figured it was fine as it gives me flexibility in the future (such as going monoblocks), but for now my lumin x1 sits on a rack directly above my diablo 300 amp. Honestly with how close they are i could get away with 0.5m

So i have them susupended in the air but coiled. I’m reading that this is a big no-no but most of the stuff i have read is related to speaker cables.

what should i do in this situation? Is it so bad that I should consider selling my interconnects for shorter ones?

questforhifi

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questforhifi OP
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I'll try and route the wires around and see if it improves sound. 

questforhifi OP
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for what it’s worth gene from audioholics measured this and while there was an increase in inductance, it wasnt enough to make an audible difference.

questforhifi OP
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both ways sound great

I have routed it well. If there is a difference, i would need to record both ways and listen to the recordings back to back to be able to tell for sure. I like to think there is a difference at least; and its nice piece of mind.

Found a way to route it through my cabinet without interacting with any other cables and the way i did it you cant see the cables

 

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