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Thread: Affect on speakers of interconnect length? |
    
Silver Member Username: James_the_god
Lancaster,
Lancashire
England
Post Number: 701
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 03:53 pm: |
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I need to buy a set of interconnects. Are there any rules regarding the length of interconnect cables?
i.e. Shorter is better or is this alike the biwire vs normal wire debate. i.e. it doesnt matter.
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12888
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 05:08 pm: |
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It depends on their use. The most important factor is (almost always) capacitance which must be kept to a minimum when used between the phono cartridge and pre amp. For line level use, you should know the output impedance of the device at the source end. Anything over 600 Ohms output impedance means you shouldn't try to drive more than a two meter pair of cables and shorter would be better.
The length of an interconnect has no real effect on the speakers, just on the component being connected with the cable.
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Silver Member Username: James_the_god
Lancaster,
Lancashire
England
Post Number: 702
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 06:58 am: |
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I dont know what the output impedence is but it is for line level(pre-out)(from a pre amp to two power amp). I was looking at at 3 metres but I'll go for two I think with you're advice!
I bought the two NAD 2100s. They're brilliant, but find that when I turn them up really loud my monitor audio br2s can sound very hard and shrill. So I've had to turn the treble down lots.
I do have a concern that the power amps can get rather hot too? |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12890
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:14 am: |
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"I do have a concern that the power amps can get rather hot too?"
That's a question? |
Gold Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 3130
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 11:34 am: |
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JJ, sounds to me like you're overdriving the system. Shrill and hard? MAs? Difficult to do. That would also account for the 2100s running so hot. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 1249
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 01:23 pm: |
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My MA's were shrill with my Rotel.
Nasty. |
Silver Member Username: James_the_god
Lancaster,
Lancashire
England
Post Number: 703
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 07:02 am: |
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It was a question!
But like Frank rightly said, it probably was because I was driving them hard but I'd like to play loud sometimes without the treble obviously dominating! I also think you can 'outgrow' a speaker, I'm increasingly finding it hard to enjoy music on them, everything seems a little tinny. I do have the 2100s stacked because I cant place them separately since I'm currently in a small room.
In two months I'll be in a larger one.
My Monitor Audio BR2s, Marantz pm6002 amp and Atacama Stands are on ebay right now.
Next week some new Acoustic Energy Linear 3 speakers will be arriving  . Not too fond of the silver baffle but I'll be leaving the covers on to which they then look fantastic. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1979
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 01:58 pm: |
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JJ - is that a fire engine I hear?
I'd find a way to unstack those amps - no use having nice shiny new speakers and no amp to drive them.
And you might want to look after those ears  |
Silver Member Username: James_the_god
Lancaster,
Lancashire
England
Post Number: 704
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 04:48 pm: |
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I'll find a way Rantzy!
You're right, I feel guilty sometimes when my ears go a little funny. Guilty for abusing them! |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 1898
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 - 09:01 pm: |
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Very informative: http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm |
