Originally Posted by
Ian Mackenzie
The problem arises with snake oil hifi loudspeaker cables that may introduce capacitive and inductive loading of the power amplifier output stage and negative feedback loop. If the cable length is sufficiently different the impact on each channel may be different. This type of situation can effect the stability of the amplifiers. The best cables are short and stout. A nerd on strong meds will always claim to hear differences in loudspeaker cable lengths. They even resort to placing cables on expensive supports to keep the cable off the floor. A visit to a doctor would find the nerd’s ears completely block with wax!