wire gage?

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Topic: wire gage?

Posted By: kadman23
Subject: wire gage?
Date Posted: February 14, 2003 at 1:45 PM

whats the best gage wire for speakers, subs, does it matter what size they are and if so whats the best for each kind???

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Kadman

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Posted By: fakepete
Date Posted: February 14, 2003 at 3:13 PM

16-14AWG for speakers and 12-10AWG for subs.

Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 9:50 PM

It kinda depends on how much power is going to the speakers and/or subs. For the majority of non-competition systems I think 12 gauge wire for the subs is more than sufficient; similarly, 16 gauge wire for the full-range speakers will sound great too. Obviously if money is no object and you're not worried about having to run all these many pairs of wires throughout a vehicle (under the carpet, behind trim panels, etc.) then just follow fakepete's guidelines.

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