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Speaker cable length

I have Cary tube amps and Harbeth speakers and I am kind of limited as to the placement of my components in my listening room. The optimum positioning for best sound would require a 27 foot speaker cable on one side and an 18 foot cable on the opposite side. Are these runs to long and could they harm my equipment or somehow lower sound quality?
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jallen
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Long speaker cables are not as bad as you think. Just use a low capacitance design. Otherwise it will be like hanging a capacitor over the speaker leads. The type of cable is more important than the length. The Cardas Neutral Reference remains consistant over long distances for instance. Try to keep the cable at of below 35-50PF/ft. The lower the better.
Long interconnects are better if they are an option. Jallen
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