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20 foot long speaker cable: is it ok?

Hi guys I'm looking to move my speakers to the long wall of my room, the 14 foot one. In order to do this I'm going to need to acquire a 20 foot pair of speaker cables. I don't (can't) put my amp in the middle.

Based on my research it seems as long as the cable is well made, it shouldn't matter, at least 20 feet or under? I am worried that my sonics will suffer... 
d2girls
sequimjim
7 posts
 
14 gage copper wire is good for 15 amps. Sound will not change from one wire to another. Only be concerned with voltage drop from using too small of wire when drawing current through it.
sequimjim
7 posts
 
You could use Romex house wire. No one can hear the difference. 
stevecham
3,298 posts
 
No problem at all. You can go 50 ft. if you so desire.
tatyana69
113 posts
 
I have just heard the Entreq ethernet cable - sold in lengths of .55 metre 
Odd length .. I must ask the dealer why 
prof
1,741 posts
 
brayeagle,

We think alike!  I also have a long 25 ft run of blue jeans 10awg speaker cable to my Thiel 2.7 speakers.  Sounds fantastic.  I hear different systems all the time with super expensive cables and don’t find anything missing from the sound I’m getting.
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