Speaker cable length


Hey y'all,

I'm thinking about changing the setup of my rig so the equipment rack is off to the side and nothing is between the speakers. However, that's going to entail a much longer set of speaker cables. Is there anything about speaker cable length I should be aware of? And and am I right in assuming that I need to keep both pairs of cables equal length?
simao

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 With low output impedance ss amps and the typical heavy gauge speaker cables used today, the length is less critical than years ago when high output tube amps and thin gauge zip cord were used exclusively in yesteryear.
 Reasonable differing distances with most speaker cable won't affect time very much, but depending on the cables used might load the amps channels differently.
 Perhaps the best reason to buy identical lengths of speaker cable is to facilitate resale value.
 FWIW, I always use identical lengths.