A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

[UncleAlTKP]

I just located this website and it looks like just what I've been trying to find, straight information about audio that I can't find anywhere else. I just added a pair of Klipsch KG4s as front speakers with a pair of Snell Acoustics C1s for the side surround. It isn't much, as the're being driven by only Pioneer VSX-D912 audio-video multi-channel receiver. I just rewired the speakers with 12 gauge AR pro series II wire. I was told by Pioneer service I could use different length wire to each speaker, and I did. (My left front speaker is only 4' from the receiver while the right front is 19'. I used to use 20' for each speaker, figuring it was important each speaker get the same amount of signal, although I was using at best 16-18 gauge wire. The Klipsch speakers seem to sound great with the new wire, they sounded pretty good with the old wire too. Did I do good or do I have to buy more wire?

 

[jaxvon]

I just located this website and it looks like just what I've been trying to find, straight information about audio that I can't find anywhere else. I just added a pair of Klipsch KG4s as front speakers with a pair of Snell Acoustics C1s for the side surround. It isn't much, as the're being driven by only Pioneer VSX-D912 audio-video multi-channel receiver. I just rewired the speakers with 12 gauge AR pro series II wire. I was told by Pioneer service I could use different length wire to each speaker, and I did. (My left front speaker is only 4' from the receiver while the right front is 19'. I used to use 20' for each speaker, figuring it was important each speaker get the same amount of signal, although I was using at best 16-18 gauge wire. The Klipsch speakers seem to sound great with the new wire, they sounded pretty good with the old wire too. Did I do good or do I have to buy more wire?

Having even wire lengths isn't important unless you're running miles of wire. So just use whatever you need to use to make the connection. As for hearing a difference between the wires, unless you're using a horribly small gauge of wire or you're using some crazy 'audiophile' cable that can actually affect the frequency response (some of them are actually that poorly designed), you will hear no difference. If you ever walk into a recording studio, check out the cabling they use. You'll find a plethora of stuff from Canare and Belden, but the expensive crap is strangely absent. If it's good enough to record your music, you don't need fancy stuff to connect your gear (not to mention there is no scientific basis for overly-expensive wiring).

 

[UncleAlTKP]

A little information is a dangerous thing

Ah, just the answer I was hoping for. For so long I always believed equal wire length was important but the information just isn't written anywhere. See, I'm already learning. What's next?

 

[jaxvon]

Ah, just the answer I was hoping for. For so long I always believed equal wire length was important but the information just isn't written anywhere. See, I'm already learning. What's next?

What's next is up to you. Keep the questions coming!

 

[mtrycrafts]

What's next?

And, keep reading this board, especially check out the home page that has a number of tech papers. One is about wire lengths.