How to deal with long speaker cables

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This is in the FAQ section:
Spare speaker cable should not be coiled – excess cable may be tidied up in a way similar to that employed in the “Jumping Jack” firework.*

Can anyone explain what what tying up excess speaker cable like jumping jack firework would look like. I google it but to no avail

Thanks

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It will look something like this…

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Ah, thanks. Is the cable in the picture as stiff as mine. I have the black cable purchased about twenty years ago, and it’s stiff.

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Yes, it’s usually stiff stuff, but once you bend it to shape it’s pretty good at staying that way with just some cable ties. You can warm it up with a hairdryer and that will make things a bit easier, but be careful not to overdo it…

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The amount of coiling the average user would do should have no effect on audio quality IMO. I’m sure there are measurements out there to confirm such.

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