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aem7506

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 12:26 PM / IP Logged

aight i been wonderin what guage wire do u run from ur speaker to ur amp...? how big could i go or what do u recommend wanna get the most out of everything.....

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 12:51 PM / IP Logged

you might get more answers if you post in the car audio section.... i'm not a moderator or anything but this is the custom section. what guage wire to use -- posted image.

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 1:03 PM / IP Logged

personally, i always go with 14ga i blieve it is (could be 12ga) for my subwoofer wire. with normal speakers, id suggest nothing smaller than 18ga, but i know most cars use 22ga for their stock stereo wires. id say just go to a stereo shop and have them hook you up with some wire. theyll give you the right size for a couple cents per foot.

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 2:35 PM / IP Logged

If you have a really big setup with a big amp I've even done 8awg from my subs to my amp before. It really just depends on the setup. But on subs I try not to go smaller than 14awg

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Posted: April 14, 2004 at 5:40 PM / IP Logged

go with 14ga for 10" and 8" subs, 12ga for med. powered 12", 10ga for high powered 12", and if you have really big subs go to 8ga

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Posted: April 15, 2004 at 7:25 PM / IP Logged

honestly... there is nearly no amperage on a speaker wire..... you could run a 2000 watt 18" with 22 guage... it doesn't matter.... big wires are for big egos

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Posted: April 15, 2004 at 7:29 PM / IP Logged

i run a 16 to my Eclipse Aluminum 15 with 600 cont. watts

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that's modest enough, Pure

All you guys who run 8 Guage to your subs, you should be on Baille's site... you know the section

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Posted: April 16, 2004 at 10:04 AM / IP Logged

8ga to a sub? i run 8ga to my amp=). i usually get the 14ga wire for everything.

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Posted: April 16, 2004 at 8:45 PM / IP Logged

the guys that run 8ga to their subs usually run 1/0ga to their amp

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