Question regaurding speaker wire length..

[BleuGT 10+ year member]

I've decided to install my crossovers in the trunk so they are easily accessible. The only drawback to this is double the speaker wire. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Everyone says to run speaker wire and rca's along the opposite side of the power. I will be running my power along the passenger side. My speaker wire/rca will run along the driver side. If i do this, one set of speaker wires will be roughly ~6' longer than the other as it will have to travel from drivers side across to passenger side. Will this cause any delay in sound? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif Is there a better way to do this that I'm somehow overlooking?

Thanks!

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[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

I've decided to install my crossovers in the trunk so they are easily accessible. The only drawback to this is double the speaker wire. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif
Everyone says to run speaker wire and rca's along the opposite side of the power. I will be running my power along the passenger side. My speaker wire/rca will run along the driver side. If i do this, one set of speaker wires will be roughly ~6' longer than the other as it will have to travel from drivers side across to passenger side. Will this cause any delay in sound? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif Is there a better way to do this that I'm somehow overlooking?

Thanks!

no it should not cause any delay..

 

[KoalaZ 10+ year member]

No delay should be caused.

But if it bothers you, cut both wires the same length, and tuck the excess from the one up.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

No, the electrons (sound) travels down the speaker wire at the speed of light. If the cable were over a mile long, you still wouldn't notice any delay. You would have to wrap the wire around the entire planet a few times to notice a delay.

Speed of light = 186,282.397 miles per second or 983,571,056.4 feet per second