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Wire Gauge Question

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: April 29, 2024 at 8:53 AM


Topic: Wire Gauge Question

Posted By: cjbenedict
Subject: Wire Gauge Question
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 10:01 PM

I have a 300 watt amp going to a sub. What gauge speaker wire should I use between the sub and the amp?

TIA




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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 10:46 PM
That depends if it is a 300 watt jensen amp or if it is a 300 watt alpine/kenwood/rockford/etc... amplifier. Generally 12awg will work fine.

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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: July 03, 2003 at 1:25 AM
It also depends on the sub. If it's an SVC, then 12awg would do fine. Most DVC's can accept up to 8awg wire, but it's overkill unless you're running extreemly high power. 12 should be fine

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Posted By: Sebastian018
Date Posted: July 03, 2003 at 1:03 PM
I always Use 10 - 12 to my subs and 14-16 wire to my speakers ...



Posted By: ghs_wreslter189
Date Posted: July 04, 2003 at 4:15 PM
try going to https://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

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