Importance of speaker wire length for HT

polkfarmboy
polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
edited April 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I ordered a bunch of mit exp2 for music and HT and wondered how important it is to keep the wires the same length

For my front sound stage I was going to have 3 10ft runs to keep it all the same . Well I just rearranged the room and now it is only possible to get to the amplifier with 2 of the 10ft's so I may have to use a different size for the front right speaker

Is this going to make a difference in sound quality of does my preamp sort this out if I run the auto cal ?

I may now have to have everything wired at diff lengths to compensate for the way I rearranged
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited April 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    I ordered a bunch of mit exp2 for music and HT and wondered how important it is to keep the wires the same length

    For my front sound stage I was going to have 3 10ft runs to keep it all the same . Well I just rearranged the room and now it is only possible to get to the amplifier with 2 of the 10ft's so I may have to use a different size for the front right speaker

    Is this going to make a difference in sound quality of does my preamp sort this out if I run the auto cal ?

    I may now have to have everything wired at diff lengths to compensate for the way I rearranged

    If your OCD, you must have every piece of wire the same length. If your a normal person, use what you have. By the way, I'm OCD and all my wires are the same length in my 2 channel rig. I'm not as OCD on my HT.

    Gordon
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited April 2011
    If you're looking to get rid of an extra 10ft let me know! I bought a pair and need a single for my center.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2011
    B Run wrote: »
    If you're looking to get rid of an extra 10ft let me know! I bought a pair and need a single for my center.

    Sorry brun I already promise that spare 10 to juan
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited April 2011
    Right on, I might just have to buy another pair and hope I can sell one. Thanks anyways and good luck with the wires man.
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