Speaker wire Matters?

 

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Username: Pikesh

Post Number: 183
Registered: Jun-05
well i have speaker wire that are sh!t . they came with the kit, they ae not think so i am thinking if i change them n get think cones better ones, they will i get better sound or what?? like it will get loud or eclear or what.. hnx
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 419
Registered: Jul-05
Read no.16 on www.bcae1.com
 

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Username: Pikesh

Post Number: 185
Registered: Jun-05
welll th ere is soo much cannt u or someone else just tell me LOL i am running the amp with 4 awg wire.... 2 subs 2ohms of load, parallell wiring..
 

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Username: Jaackdeth

United States

Post Number: 599
Registered: Sep-04
Won't hurt to change them if you think their bad, but you should read what Rovin put!
 

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Username: Rovin

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Post Number: 423
Registered: Jul-05
Well for me to answer u correctly - i myself will have to go take a read & i'm feeling lazy to do that - lol
Upload
 

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Username: Mikechec9

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Post Number: 871
Registered: May-05
larger wire simply helps by allowing the current to breath. like breathing through a coffee straw and then breathing through a slurpy straw. the more air being moved, the bigger the straw's size.
in car audio the type of wire doesn't matter as it pertains to sq. it's all a farse. the size does (in particular instances). i use 8awg wire on my subs and 12 awg for the components. just to be sure.
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 424
Registered: Jul-05
This what u need , u lazy fella

http://www.the12volt.com/wiring/recwirsz.asp
 

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Username: Mikechec9

Http://www.cardomain.c...

Post Number: 872
Registered: May-05
too lazy to read this? can't be much more straight 4ward.

Wire Gauge Current Flow Max Total Amp Power
Class AB (60% eff) Max Total Amp Power
Class D (75% eff)
0 awg 330 amps 2731 watts 3414 watts
1 awg 262 amps 2168 watts 2710 watts
2 awg 208 amps 1720 watts 2151 watts
3 awg 165 amps 1365 watts 1707 watts
4 awg 131 amps 1084 watts 1355 watts
5 awg 104 amps 860 watts 1075 watts
6 awg 82 amps 683 watts 853 watts
7 awg 65 amps 542 watts 677 watts
8 awg 52 amps 430 watts 537 watts
9 awg 41 amps 341 watts 427 watts
10 awg 33 amps 271 watts 339 watts
11 awg 26 amps 215 watts 269 watts
12 awg 21 amps 171 watts 213 watts
13 awg 16 amps 135 watts 169 watts
14 awg 13 amps 107 watts 134 watts



Wire Gauge Recommended
Maximum Fuse Size
00 awg 400 amps
0 awg 325 amps
1 awg 250 amps
2 awg 200 amps
4 awg 125 amps
6 awg 80 amps
8 awg 50 amps
10 awg 30 amps
12 awg 20 amps
14 awg 15 amps
16 awg 7.5 amps
These are the recommended maximum fuse ratings for the corresponding wire size. Using a smaller fuse than what's recommended here will be perfectly safe.

 

Silver Member
Username: Pikesh

Post Number: 186
Registered: Jun-05
well i checked that guys just that i dun understand this thing LOL i am not TOO good when it comes to car audio in terms of technical specs or talks i did look at that table tho but didnt kknew what they were tlakign about soo thats why i mean my question was liek simple that if i use a think wire then would i get better n loud performance or not.. so does it even worth buying that wire..
 

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Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 9975
Registered: Dec-03
for speaker wire, it won't make a huge difference unless the wire is broken or really ratty.
generally 18-16AWG is fine for components, and 16-14AWG is plenty for subs.
anything bigger is pretty much for bling factor.

speakers get high voltage AC. Power wire size is far more important since it builds more heat being high current DC voltage.
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