Speaker cable length

I love this forum! I mean, where else can I ask a simple question more or less out of curiosity and generate ankle biting, learned responses, snarkiness, passionate disagreement, and occasional camaraderie? Sweet. 

@oldhvymec.    Unfortunately my Line Magnetic only has RCA inputs. 

Well, I’m for short everything, but when moving gear off-center is absolutely necessary, I go against the grain - employing long speaker cables and short interconnects.

Given a choice between the "evils" of more resistance as a result of long speaker cables vs. the increased capacitance of long interconnects, I’ll keep the capacitance down every day of the week. Of course, one could argue in favor of long ICs if you’re running balanced.

More here: https://galibierdesign.com/length-matters/


... Thom @ Galibier Design

I've read a bunch about speaker cable length and have ensured that my lengths are identical. I've wondered whether they should be short or long compared to IC's.

However, in the video I posted above, Gene from Audioholics gives an argument as to why speaker cable length does not and cannot matter to how they sound.

Most here are offering advice as if this argument doesn't exist.

So, please inform me -- and the OP: is Gene just wrong? What is the counterargument to his?

I'm really curious to know, because if he's right, it allows us to focus on other issues rather than remain debating this cluster of issues. If he's wrong, then it seriously compromises his integrity as an expert.

So, is Gene's argument flawed? If so, how? 

Going by what Gene says about cables is useless. None of the cable stuff matter to Gene. And a lot of other things.