wire gage

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Topic: wire gage

Posted By: mishkakasalapiy
Subject: wire gage
Date Posted: March 04, 2005 at 5:46 PM

what wire gage would i need to connect sub to an amp

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: March 04, 2005 at 7:44 PM

anywhere from 16 gauge and up... Here's a link to help you see what size you need

Speaker Wire Calculator

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: March 04, 2005 at 7:47 PM

Good link haemphyst.

So, as you can all see from that calculator. It is a waste of money to get expensive 12g speaker wire. Even for a 10,000 watt system with the subs 10ft away from the amplifier the difference between 12g speaker wire and 16g speaker wire is inaudible.

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Posted By: Chad7n7
Date Posted: March 04, 2005 at 8:35 PM

Oh well, the 10 gauge I have is much overkill, lol!!!!!

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Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: March 05, 2005 at 12:06 AM

I have expensive Munster Cable (12awg I think) and if I hadn't gotten the roll for free, I would not have it. It's supposed to be really nice wire, but you will never hear any difference.

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