Hi!
I've set up my Rotel integrated amp and Paradigm speakers in my office. I've never set up audio equipment before, so it was a bit of a challenge! I used banana plugs to go into my Rotel and the other end is simply bare wire going into the speakers.
I bought Monster cable after reading some positive reviews online. I know Monster has an iffy rep around here...but I went with it anyway.
My speakers are at an uneven distance from the amp. I've read online that you should have equal lengths of speaker cable no matter what. How much of a difference does it actually make? One speaker is right next to the amp, so I cut a shorter length for that one, but the other speaker is a bit further away. I can't hear a difference as of yet. If I redo the one with a shorter length of cable, is it ok to coil the remaining cable? Should I redo it?
The one thing that irks me about vintage equipment is having to use bare wire. I just think banana plugs are way more convenient and secure. My Paradigm speakers have spring clips on the back, so that involved twisting and hopefully getting a good connection in the clips. It seems iffy. My Marantz has older style (I guess) speaker connection, which seems worse off than clips. It seems like these have a higher chance of short circuiting or having other such problems down the road. Am I being paranoid?
Thanks for your patience
I've set up my Rotel integrated amp and Paradigm speakers in my office. I've never set up audio equipment before, so it was a bit of a challenge! I used banana plugs to go into my Rotel and the other end is simply bare wire going into the speakers.
I bought Monster cable after reading some positive reviews online. I know Monster has an iffy rep around here...but I went with it anyway.
My speakers are at an uneven distance from the amp. I've read online that you should have equal lengths of speaker cable no matter what. How much of a difference does it actually make? One speaker is right next to the amp, so I cut a shorter length for that one, but the other speaker is a bit further away. I can't hear a difference as of yet. If I redo the one with a shorter length of cable, is it ok to coil the remaining cable? Should I redo it?
The one thing that irks me about vintage equipment is having to use bare wire. I just think banana plugs are way more convenient and secure. My Paradigm speakers have spring clips on the back, so that involved twisting and hopefully getting a good connection in the clips. It seems iffy. My Marantz has older style (I guess) speaker connection, which seems worse off than clips. It seems like these have a higher chance of short circuiting or having other such problems down the road. Am I being paranoid?
Thanks for your patience
