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does power cord length matter? fact or myth?

I have read somewhere in a forum that power cords need to be over a meter. I can't remember the reason and I am not sure it was correct anyway. Is this fact or myth? I have a 2 meter power cable that could be used in less than a meter and more than a meter with my system. Will this hurt the performance of the cable if cut in smaller pieces? Maybe brand specific? The cable is a Oyaide Tunami GPX
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mitch2
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I have recently reconfigured my system and do not need any cord (power, IC, or SC) over 1M long. In fact, I am going to make a 2-foot long PC tonight to go from a dedicated line to my Isoclean conditioner. I never bought into the whole Mapleshade min. 8 ft. min. speaker cable length, or other min. lengths I have seen posted. There are two many examples of short wire runs within the gear itself. Plus, one way to reduce LCR is to use shorter cables.
mitch2
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Mapleshade actually says 8 feet is optimum, not minimum for speaker cables.
I am curious as to what they believe is the difference between the 8 feet outside the speaker and the 2 to 3 feet long lead wire from the binding posts to the drivers?
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