Topic: Speaker wire length

[Dollarman]

Mga sirs quick question lang....dapat ba same length ang speaker wire for the left, center & right speaker?

[raider125jeigh]

as others stated.... saken ganun 3m lahat hehehe...
havent notice much sa ht before when using cheap cables
havent compare as well with audio as im using the same length eversince

[Courage]

Mga sirs quick question lang....dapat ba same length ang speaker wire for the left, center & right speaker?

Nope...hindi naman...

[raider125jeigh]

http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/speaker-cable-length-differences-do-they-matter

hindi ko na binasa...kaw na bahala TS

eto lang ung na run through ko

There are NO reasons why cable lengths between pair channels (ie. Main Left, Main Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, etc) need to be kept identical, but avoiding a ratio greater than 4:1 of identical wire gauge is good measure for minimizing RLC losses which can affect system damping factor and attribute to frequency response variations.

only poorly designed cables are sonically distinguishable”.

[mike c]

not necessary.  it would take hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands) of feet to register a delay of a millisecond.

if permanent na yung setup, i would cut to exact lengths as needed + gear movement allowance (para less clutter and less dust magnet)

[Timithekid]

I remember my car audio installer telling me that you start to hear the delay after 150 meters of cable...you must have a village for a house to have that much cable for one side of speaker hehe

[hls]

For me dapat siguro same length ang wires for left and right speakers. But for the center, kahit shorter, ok lang.

[raider125jeigh]

I remember my car audio installer telling me that you start to hear the delay after 150 meters of cable...you must have a village for a house to have that much cable for one side of speaker hehe

haha....layo nyan...
saken fronts and center lang pare pareho..
ung surr...10m and 20m ung isa...

sabi nung iba..kapag mahaba daw surr gamit ng atleast 10-12gauge
gumana naman ung gauge 18 sa ace haha..20 pa nga ata...hihi - walang pambili ng mahal na kebols e

[Timithekid]

haha....layo nyan...
saken fronts and center lang pare pareho..
ung surr...10m and 20m ung isa...

sabi nung iba..kapag mahaba daw surr gamit ng atleast 10-12gauge
gumana naman ung gauge 18 sa ace haha..20 pa nga ata...hihi - walang pambili ng mahal na kebols e

Actually sinilip ko yung sa ace sis, nakalagay 16 awg pero mukhang 20 nga hehe.

[raider125jeigh]

Actually sinilip ko yung sa ace sis, nakalagay 16 awg pero mukhang 20 nga hehe.

sorry sa ot..tawa ng tawa si erpat nung binabalatan un..kahit cutter na gamit..ayos ung cut..sumasama ung kalahati ng wires lol...


wait natin mga sagot ng mga masters of kebols

[Timithekid]

Mura pa naman hehehe.

Para hindi OT, the gauge matters so much more than the length if the length matters at all.

[Courage]

Mura pa naman hehehe.

Para hindi OT, the gauge matters so much more than the length if the length matters at all.

I agree... better to use always bigger wires like what TonyT always says

[raider125jeigh]

I agree... better to use always bigger wires like what TonyT always says

yup parang BBC haha...the bigger/fatter the better lol

[Tempter]

It doesn't matter, even the gauge will not matter as long as hindi masyadong mahaba.

[Timithekid]

It doesn't matter, even the gauge will not matter as long as hindi masyadong mahaba.

Thats the key part, as long as its not too long, any more than 10 feet or approximately 3.5 meters and you start losing .2 db or so(not sure about the figure) for a normal 8ohm speaker.  More demanding speakers at 4 ohms will start losing at half that length.  So more often than not, at least a 16 awg wire is needed for surrounds.  However, there are more knowledgable folks than i so lets wait for them to chime in.

[-sniper-]

same length for the LCR? no.

same length for the front left and front right? yes

same length for the left and right surrounds? yes

for the answers above, credit goes to the members from whom i learned it --- Onkyo606 and stickfighter.

[Macmon]

http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/speaker-cable-length-differences-do-they-matter

hindi ko na binasa...kaw na bahala TS

eto lang ung na run through ko

There are NO reasons why cable lengths between pair channels (ie. Main Left, Main Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, etc) need to be kept identical, but avoiding a ratio greater than 4:1 of identical wire gauge is good measure for minimizing RLC losses which can affect system damping factor and attribute to frequency response variations.

only poorly designed cables are sonically distinguishable”.

thanks for the link sir

[Dollarman]

Thanks to all who replied,  para sure I'll have it on same length for left and right speakers... Gauge 14 gamit ko... So far center pa nakabit ko...I keep doing it all over again pag Medyo maraming wires naisama sa pag cut. Yun  pala pwede lang... Such a noob   

[rhodem24]

Hello mga bro. Ano po bang gauge ng wire gamitin para sa 15-meter cable for surrounds?

Pioneer VSX-1021 to Wharfedale Diamond 10.SR.

Thanks!

[rthirtyfourgtr]

^ 14AWG or better based on this guide:
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable

[rhodem24]

Thanks for this bro! I'd pick the 14awg.

[rthirtyfourgtr]

^ just make sure that the wire you buy is of good quality and true-to-size. as pointed out previously in other threads, wires may be labeled with this gauge but it's actual measure is smaller.