Need to KNOW!!!!!

 

Silver Member
Username: Nypdlapd

Post Number: 200
Registered: Feb-06
Can you use power wire as speaker wire???
 

Bronze Member
Username: Van_man

Post Number: 19
Registered: Mar-06
Yes, The larger the better. Try 1/0 for a goood sound signal.
 

Silver Member
Username: Nypdlapd

Post Number: 201
Registered: Feb-06
FOR REAL??? WOW

THANKS!!!
 

Bronze Member
Username: Van_man

Post Number: 20
Registered: Mar-06
No.. Use 16 or 14 for speakers. May want to use 12 for subs.
 

Silver Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 741
Registered: Oct-05
anything between 12-16 is what you need. power wire is mainly for the amp, speaker for the subs
 

Silver Member
Username: Nypdlapd

Post Number: 203
Registered: Feb-06
oh becuase i have 45 extra feet of 8 guage power wire!! SO I CAN USE THAT FOR SPEAKER WIRE???

 

Silver Member
Username: Nypdlapd

Post Number: 204
Registered: Feb-06
i mean 10 gauge and 27 feet of 8 guage


So can i use the 10 guage for speaker wire??
 

Silver Member
Username: Mixmastaspig

Canada, Canada Canada

Post Number: 561
Registered: Sep-05
Marc, I am glad you set yourself straight with your reply.....I think you were thinking power wire and not speaker wire.

The bigger the wire will not give you a better sound signal 0awg is for like 4000watts of power, for regular up front speakers or even rear deck speakers, 12awg would be nearing overkill.

8 gauge would be ok for your subs (cosmetical) as 10awg would be perfectly fine, unless you are running some 5000rms amp or somthing
 

Bronze Member
Username: Usask8er1

Appleton, Wisconsin USA

Post Number: 85
Registered: Jun-05
marc did you just suggest that he use 0/1 guage for speaker wire? lol you just made my night.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Van_man

Post Number: 22
Registered: Mar-06
ya I know it was speaker wire. I had just finished reading Cornrows and could help myself.(That was some funny %$#@) I too need help on stuff and I would want ppl giving me bad advice....Thats why I came back with plausible info....
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