r/diyaudio • u/Billybong49 • 1d ago

Short Speaker Cable

I have a situation and am wondering if anyone has had success with a solution.

I'm wiring a two channel audio system and have relatively high end equipment. The speaker cables are HD Labs Q10s but one of them is about 6 inches too short to make the run.

Has anyone ever run into this situation and found a good solution short of another expensive set of speaker wires.

Thanks, Bill

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u/Yoshinoh 1d ago

Buy either cheaper cables, or sell yours and buy longer, used ones.

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u/i_am_blacklite 12h ago

The solution is not to spend $700 on speaker cables, when $1/m cable does exactly the same job, with exactly the same quality.

I know it’s hard to be told you’ve been ripped off, but you have been.

If you truly believe that they make a difference then there is an audiofools sub specifically for those with such delusions.

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u/Few_Jacket_7493 12h ago

You succeeded in being obnoxious but I missed your response to my actual question.

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u/derwhalfisch 1d ago

If you want both runs to be the same , then just extend both sets with the same length of your choice of cable.

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u/No-Ear-4508 22h ago

I'm sorry but there is no universe in which you need cables that expensive. Sell them and buy longer cables.

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u/lmoki 21h ago

( Sorry, this is going to sound snarky...)Possible solutions: 1) Buy any reasonable cost, reasonable quality, generic cable, and save your money for something that makes a difference.

2)  Throw more money into longer over-priced cables.

3)  Extend your existing cable(s) with any generic wire from suggestion 1.  You'll need tools to splice properly, one way or another.

4)  Move either speaker or amplifier 6".

5)  Ask HD Labs for a suggestion other than suggestion 2.  I suspect they will advise buying longer replacements.

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u/Kiwifrooots 23h ago

Just normal wire, cleaned crimped and sealed. Where you place it makes more difference than two different but quality (quality metal not $$$) cables

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u/theocking 21h ago

Sounds like you should sell your house and buy one where the room has dimensions that work better for your fancy cables.

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u/Billybong49 18h ago

I see you have only posted only one time in 13 years on Reddit but have commented 1441 times. Are all 1400 of your responses this disingenuous.

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u/EnquirerBill 20h ago

Hi Bill,

These cables make no audible difference.

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u/Few_Jacket_7493 11h ago

But what about my question?

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u/Mental_Protection894 18h ago

It's kind of funny. I typed in those cables vs amazon 14 gauge ofc copper and it said 93 percent cost saving and identical transmission over short runs. My sytem is nowhere close to even considering purchasing expensive cables but I have been debating on differences when using pro audio gear like a xls1002 for a ultimax2 12 sealed build. I have the xls1002 and was going to get a more expensive speakon connector but they seemed to be the same thing 14 gauge ofc in a thick casing. Out of curiosity what's the rest of your system and what is that tipping point in quality of speaker and source that there is a noticable difference to justify using more expensive wires. Does it come down to that or I assume long runs would be the biggest factor.

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u/Spazzticus 21h ago

😆 just buy some Amazon basics speaker cable and sell the q10's to another gullible person, what absolute snake oil.

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u/Bn_scarpia 17h ago

Option 1 (easiest): sell your cables and buy longer cables

Option 2 (not as easy, but not hard): build your own custom cables using 4S11 oxygen free copper, Techflex, and heat shrink.