GSP Speaker Cable

Hello everyone. I don't get on here too often but I've been let out for a short while to bring you this news.

5m would be ideal for me.
Regards
Ian

mrarroyo wrote: Boy you are all going to hate me in that my answer will depend on how flexible the cable would be. If very flexible I would say 3 meters would be ideal. However if not then Graham may wish to offer the speaker cable in up to three lengths. 1 meter for those who like me use small speakers in a near field arrangements. 3 meters for those who use speakers adjacent to their amps. 5 meters for those who place the speakers a bit off their amps.

One length was never going to suit everyone. This suggestion should certainly cover most requirements.

John C wrote: Hello everyone. I don't get on here too often but I've been let out for a short while to bring you this news...

"Let out for a short while..." makes me look like a slave driver doesn't it?

He must be meaning somebody else

Most systems will have the amp sat on a shelf or rack and the height could be anything up to say one metre, so you'd need a metre drop to the floor. Most speakers will be on stands at ear level when seated so I'd allow another meter for the rise. In a 4m x 5m room the speakers could be sited on the long wall with the hi-fi rack in-between. Allowing 1 metre spacing from the room corners then the equal distances will be (5 - 2)/2 = 1.5m. Add 2 metres for drop and rise you get 3.5m.

If everything is on the desktop for near-field listening/monitoring then 1m looks OK, but maybe 1.5m to be on the safe side?

Then there's the speakers arranged either side of the fireplace scenario. Where's the hi-fi rack or shelf going to be?

In one house I remember, the amp was on a sideboard behind the listening position (a couch or settee) and that required extremely long speaker cables to negotiate the room's perimeter. Perhaps we need to steer clear of this for the loans, but I put it in just to illustrate.

However, the shelf or rack could be sited on the left or right walls and taking 5 metres for the room width, the farthest speaker would be 4 metres across. The shelf could be around 1.5 metres out from the corner, so that's a horizontal run of 5.5m. Add the drop and rise makes 7.5m, and perhaps the user would want both cables the same length even though the other speaker is much closer?

Therefore my suggestion is: 1.5m; 3.5m and 7.5m

Sorry for being awkward John...