# Speaker cable length/center channel

**URL:** <https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791>\
**Category:** Home Theatre\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791 "2025-09-15T16:01:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MyNaimIsTim](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@MyNaimIsTim](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/MyNaimIsTim)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791/1 "2025-09-15T16:01:32Z")

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I have a NAPv175. I see a length of naca4 or 5 for sale that is just under 3 meters. I know of the 3.5 meter “rule”. Am I being naughty? Or will this work for the center channel?

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**Author:** ![Skeptikal](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/skeptikal/32/316987_2.png) [@Skeptikal](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Skeptikal)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791/2 "2025-09-15T16:36:03Z")

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3 metres is fine. 👍

 ![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/e/4e3290e0d528cb3cbb103365a9b4f3932b80a19e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/chrissu/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/ChrisSU)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791/3 "2025-09-15T20:30:03Z")

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It’ll work, but remember that this length recommendation is a minimum. Optimum is 5 to 10m if you want the best performance.

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**Author:** ![MyNaimIsTim](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@MyNaimIsTim](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/MyNaimIsTim)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791/4 "2025-09-15T20:32:02Z")

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Thank you. It’s 4 or 5. I forget at the moment.

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**Author:** ![Skeptikal](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/skeptikal/32/316987_2.png) [@Skeptikal](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Skeptikal)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791/5 "2025-09-15T20:37:01Z")

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Either will be fine. 👍

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**Author:** ![system](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/1X/26b5e4ef7e37d3771c473a6a1f688186c20823ac.png) [@system](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/speaker-cable-length-center-channel/41791/6 "2025-11-14T20:37:22Z")

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