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Distance between master and slave - Hammer - 31-May-2015
Hi, an thinking about upgrading my amps to D800's. My speakers are roughly 18 feet apart and I wonder if that is too far or will in need to invest in longer speaker cables in order to let the two amps sit closer together. Any thoughts? There seems to be a lot of discussion on the right cable to use for optimal sound, but I've not seen much discussion on the maximum length before clocks/timing is affected.
Thank you. Hammer
RE: Distance between master and slave - Confused - 31-May-2015
Clocks / timing will not be an issue. With electric signals in a cable running at more that 50% of the speed of light, 18' is not much. Signal quality and interference might be more of an issue, but with a decent cable, all should work fine. It might be interesting to send a query to Devialet with respect to this issue.
RE: Distance between master and slave - deviousalet - 13-Jan-2016
Hammer, how far apart did you wind up going if you got the 800? I too am interested in what distance works.
RE: Distance between master and slave - ralph411 - 15-Jan-2016
My 400 boxes are about 11 feet apart and connected with SPDIF. No problems of any kind.
Best wishes in your application.
ralph411
RE: Distance between master and slave - deviousalet - 15-Jan-2016
Thanks.
RE: Distance between master and slave - Supra - 16-Mar-2016
What cable you used to replace the original?
RE: Distance between master and slave - ralph411 - 16-Mar-2016
Currently using a standard Blue Jeans Cable SPDIF 14 foot length. Also tried top line Audioquest. Both sound better than standard Crystal Cable. BJC is well made, ships quickly, and is available in any length. BJC is very flexible, which is important since the cable runs in conduit.
RE: Distance between master and slave - deviousalet - 16-Mar-2016
Did the BJC or AudioQuest sound better if they sounded different?
RE: Distance between master and slave - ralph411 - 16-Mar-2016
No difference in my system for this application.
RE: Distance between master and slave - colonel66 - 17-Mar-2016
(16-Mar-2016, 16:46)ralph411 Wrote: No difference in my system for this application.
my master and slave are more than 3m apart - no issues have been observed