Any watch outs on XLR IC run of 32 feet?

[MtnHam]

Long speaker cables are generally not a good idea as voltage drop is a likely result, particularly if your speakers are not highly efficient, i.e. better than 90db. It is better to have longer IC's and shorter speaker cables. Placing your amp near the speakers is preferable.

 

[Gemini]

Thank you. Sorry for the oversight - I should have added that my speakers are 101 dB.

 

[DonH50]

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm and more specifically http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable

Personally I would look for a place to hide the amplifier(s), like behind the speakers, and keep the speaker cables short. That said, 7 m is not really excessive...

Probably better to start a new thread about speaker wire lengths.

 

[Bruce B]

I really can't remember many details, but years ago I had a Classe' 70 amp and Magnepan MGIIc speakers. That amp was pretty good pushing that speaker..... until I moved the amp across the room and used long speaker cable. It was as if that amp just suddenly only had 5-10 watts of power. It sounded bad.....

 

[robbyd]

For what it's worth...

I went 8m balanced interconnects for my Spectral, with shorter speaker cables. Absolutely fine. Also used same length RCAs with no probe...