Why should speaker cables have a minimum length?

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• JI

  @jimjay8828 · 7 years ago

  If they reach the amp and the speaker then it is the right length

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• CO

  @cornerliston · 7 years ago

  I put my NAIM system in complete vacuum to insure best sound possible.

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• BY

  @byronfranek2706 · 6 years ago (edited)

  If the cables are a significant factor in a given amplifier design, they should provide them with the amplifier.

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• PI

  @pizzafrenzyman · 7 years ago

  Wireless speakers are creating mini black holes all around the world

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• RC

  @rcarlberg · 2 months ago

  "Enhancing synergy" sounds a lot more respectable than "we need to sell more cable."

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• CH

  @chinaphotosasia · 5 years ago

  The reason Naim Audio suggest a certain length of speaker cable is because the series inductance and capacitance in the cable replaces what is normally found in the Amplifier output design, which is not used in their output stage design.

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• OR

  @OrientalVintageVinylCDs · 1 year ago

  In the 90's we wouldn't care about speaker cables and everything sounds amazing to us.

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• LA

  @ladevinette · 4 years ago

  Hi Paul <br>Here is the reason <br>Naim power amplifiers do not have extra inductance networks in the output. Naim prefer the more elegant solution of allowing the speaker cable to provide the correct inductance and capacitance. To do so, a minimum of 3.5 metres per channel of NACA4 or NACA5 cable is required – although the optimum length is around 5-10 metres with a maximum recommended length of 20 metres<br><br>Keep safe

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• JO

  @johnwheat5199 · 4 years ago

  Cable length can definitely effect the sound, but unless cables are of an extreme length, it&apos;s relatively imperceptible. One thing for certain though, both sides should always be of equal length, that&apos;s imperative.

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• BA

  @barbmelle3136 · 7 years ago

  From Leo: &nbsp; There are numerous things I can measure on my Oscilloscope that no one can hear in a blind listening test. &nbsp; Too many people spending a lot of money for bragging rights, not sound improvement.

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• CR

  @crazymadfool · 7 years ago

  wow - I sparked a conversation starter there - thank you for answering Paul.

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• BA

  @batuksri · 4 years ago

  Unlike most amplifiers, there is no Zobel network (resistor/inductor/capacitor combo) <br>at the output of Naim amps.<br>Their own cable are specced to do that job. That is why. <br>Consider the Naim cable an extended part of the amplifier.

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