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captainmillie

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Posted: November 18, 2005 at 9:40 PM / IP Logged

If I run a 4 channel amp for my highs do I need to run speaker wire all the way to the speakers in the front door and the rear or should I go behind the deck and tap into the speakers from there, leaving me with some factory speaker wire leading to the speakers. Suggestions?

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dwarren

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Posted: November 18, 2005 at 10:57 PM / IP Logged

Either way, there will not be an audible difference using the factory wires.

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dragon51

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Posted: November 18, 2005 at 11:03 PM / IP Logged

Here is some good reading material for speaker wire

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#thetruth

Maximum Wire Lengths For TWO CONDUCTOR Copper Wire

Wire Size	2 ohm load	4 ohm load	6 ohm load	8 ohm load
22 AWG	3 feet max	6 feet max	9 feet max	12 feet max
20 AWG	5 feet max	10 feet max	15 feet max	20 feet max
18 AWG	8 feet max	16 feet max	24 feet max	32 feet max
16 AWG	12 feet max	24 feet max	36 feet max	48 feet max
14 AWG	20 feet max	40 feet max	60 feet**	80 feet**
12 AWG	30 feet max	60 feet**	90 feet**	120 feet**
10 AWG	50 feet max	100 feet**	150 feet**	200 feet**

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dragon51

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Posted: November 18, 2005 at 11:08 PM / IP Logged

Sorry apperently I am not allowed to delete 4 channel amp installation -- posted image. But here is a good sight for speaker wire on what size for how many feet at what ohms. And the differences between coper, silver ect. The guy is the Director of Acoustic Research

at McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. and the originator of McIntosh Loudspeakers http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#thetruth

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