Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Audio Speaker wire, how much do I need?

Eletricity is instantanious. The length only comes into effect with the resistance, which is so low you won't hear it. My meter says 0ohms on my wire for 1 foot and 50ft.

Time delay is to correct unequal distances from the speakers to your listening position. The speed of sound (IIRC, 320ft/s) is like a snail's pace compared to electrical current (near instantaneous).

You could put a thousand foot length vs. a 1ft length of speaker wire in your car w/o perceptably altering the soundstage. There might be a noticable decrease in output due to the increased resistance of the extra wire, though.

You would not want to delay the rear speakers, actually you want to delay the front (depending how your seat is posistion the left rear speaker could be the closest to your ear).

The idea is to have the sound reach you at the same time from every angle. Using a Alpine H600 this is fun (and agonizing) to work with. The front left speaker would be delayed since it is the closest to your ear (normal seating position). It also depends on how you want the soundstage to appear, do you want it in the dead middle of the dash (like IASCA) or do you want it right in front of you?

In all I am positive you wont hear a difference in a car if the speaker wires are different lengths. Just make sure you use good stuff and you'll be just fine

Well as long as you are selling good stuff, it won't be a problem. I think I'm going to add it to my outstanding order with you.

CM.