Length- Speaker wire/interconnect ?s


Hi all. Is it better to sacrifice interconnect length or speaker wire length when setting up a system and why? Now I have 1m interconnects but am looking for good 20 ft biwire speaker cable. Would it be better to get longer interconnects and look for shorter cables or the other way around? Thanks again for all your responses... Baz
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This is science not magic, there are many things to consider, shielding for RF & EMI interference on cables as far as I know has only been measured as having any positive effect above 100K this is well above the audible range. I think you should be most concerned about signal loss and signal degradation, so if the Boneville power administration is going to send electricity hundreds of miles it is sent at a high voltage and then stepped down at the last point practicle. Capacitance is more of a problem at high frequencies and lower signal levels. Considering no outside influences on the wire I would recomend to use the shortest cable at the lowest signal strength point.We are not just talking about wire but a system. If you would like to learn more about the science behind wire not the "magic" I recomend Stephen Lampens book" Wire, Cable, Fiber optics" this book is written for engineers and is available through McGraw Hill.
Just to set the record straight I didn't say that RF and EMI wouldn't effect audio but that shielding cables has no effect below 100K