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Room setup vs. longer interconnects

I've set up a nice, 2-channel system in a newly finished basement and am having a debate about placement of equipment. I have a Power II from Sonic Frontiers set by itself between the 2 speakers. The rest of the system is off to the side of the room, closer to the listening position (very clean and simple looking). I've heard that shorter interconnects are better in all cases, however I am a fan of the way the room looks as described. The visual focus of the room is the amp, which is quite relaxing when listening at night. My question becomes this: How detrimental are interconnects (between the pre-amp and the amp) that measure 6+ meters? What suggestions can be made for choosing an interconnect that performs well at longer lengths?
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Why don't you try repositioning your equipment rack to see if it affects the soundstage. If it does you could pop for acoustic treatment such as ASC panel trap or panel. If you are a DIY you could build acoustic treatment panels or bass traps over at Jon Risch’s website. There is a lot of information on the Audio Asylum on acoustic treatment and room setup. The Cardas website has recommend that equipment be placed in the lower 1/3 of the wall. This way you won’t have to worry about long interconnects.

http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/a.htm

I am using DIY bass traps that work really well.

Davewav
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