I've conducted a bias controlled listening test where a system using an 8-foot
pair of networked high-end speaker cables were sonically indistingushable from
16 gauge zip cord with a 6-foot section was used for one channel and a 25-foot
section for the other.


"Michael McKelvy" wrote:

boot hill" wrote in message
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I have an onkyo home theatre receiver and I'm using monster xp speaker
wire. how critical is it that the lengths of my speaker wires for my
front
left and right speakers be the exact same length?

It's not critical at all, unless the lengths are different by 50 ft or so.
IOW, there has to be a big enough difference to cause a 20% difference in
resistance.

or if they are not, what
would be an appropriate difference? 5 feet? 10 feet?