any experience using bettercables?

Hi Rich: A 40' speaker cable length is considered to be extremely long & is not a good thing for your sound. If there is no other way to shorten that distance (say by re-arranging the system within your room) then your should at least use a networked design speaker cable such as MIT or Transparent. Networked cables are especially helpful with longer lengths because they are group-delay equalized for simultaneous time-arrival of all frequency ranges; the longer the cable run the more important this becomes. I am also forced to run with longer length speaker cables (but nowhere near your lengths) and MIT cables have worked very well for me. An economical model is the MIT T2. Over the years as I have upgraded to the more expensive models of MIT, the sound is more natural but still retains the initial MIT charactaristics that I originally liked. For economic reasons alone you'll probably want to stick with single-ended cables vs. biwire which would be more expensive at that long length. My last upgrade I went to biwire MH750 Magnum; it's quite pricey but worth it to me. Transparent's are even more expensive though.

richm53: i agree with bob. there has GOT to be an alternative to 40 ft. cables. are you running them under floors? through walls? don't. no matter how large your room, you shouldn't need any wire longer than 7-8 meters. and, as has been pointed out 2 or 3 hundred times already, it's generally better to shorten your speaker cables and lengthen your ic's. -kelly

bob & kelly

Thanks for your response. Because of the configuration of my NYC apartment I am forced to seperate the components from the speakers. Speakers are opposite my listening area along w/ my TV (30" loewe aconda). I have the components on a sistrum rack (which made a huge difference in the depth and bass). If I put the rack on the wall w/ tv and speakers I won't be able to get into one of the rooms!

Will the networked cables like MIT be significant if I am forced to leave the components so far from the speakers.
I was going to route the cables through a wall in order to hide them and avoid stepping on them.
I know that I am forced to compromise- but is the sound going to be degraded no mater which cable?

Thanks again-your advice is greatly appreciated. -rich