8 gauge speaker wire

 

Bronze Member
Username: Nevertoomuchbass

Virginia Beach, VA

Post Number: 95
Registered: Aug-10
i havent been able to find any 8 gauge speaker wire. is there any difference between speaker wire and power/ground wire? cuz if not ill just use that
 

Silver Member
Username: Dsmith07

NC Http://com4....

Post Number: 955
Registered: Jun-06
dont think most companys make 8 g speaker wire ,thats where they branch off into power wire. most people who want to use 8g for their subwoofers use power wire. If your talking about running 8g on regular coaxial/component speakers then thats way overkill. For wiring your subwoofers with 8g this would work for you.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KFX8R
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KFX8BK
 

Silver Member
Username: Mystre

Pemberville, Ohio USA

Post Number: 498
Registered: Sep-05
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KAR08SS
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nevertoomuchbass

Virginia Beach, VA

Post Number: 96
Registered: Aug-10
well i have 2 fi Q 12's on 3000 watts in a sealed box (until i can design and build my ported box) and the speakers are going through one set of box terminals. would i be able to get away with anything skinnier?
 

Gold Member
Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana Team Audible...

Post Number: 8287
Registered: Mar-04
No.
As long as it is TRUE 8ga wire.

When installs call for 8ga speaker wire, I used power wire. The biggest 'speaker wire' I stock is 12ga. And in 99.9% of installs, that is over kill...even though every box I build that will see over 800wrms gets 12ga direct wiring, lol. (lower power gets 14ga)
But for ~$10 extra per box I will run 8ga to anything...that means ~10ft of wire (5ft+..5ft-)

To tell the truth, the only install I have done in awhile that really NEEDED 8ga speaker wire was our van. The 20kw streetbeat machine w/ 10 DD2515's.

8ga can VERY easily carry 60amps. So...think about this...60amps at 1ohm means 3600watts.
 

Gold Member
Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana Team Audible...

Post Number: 8288
Registered: Mar-04
2 runs of 12ga is plenty for your install.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nevertoomuchbass

Virginia Beach, VA

Post Number: 97
Registered: Aug-10
so i should Not use anything skinnier than 8ga for this?
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nevertoomuchbass

Virginia Beach, VA

Post Number: 98
Registered: Aug-10
disregard that last post i didnt not see your second post. what do you mean by 2 runs?
 

Gold Member
Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana Team Audible...

Post Number: 8289
Registered: Mar-04
12ga can carry 1800w per run in lengths less than 20ft for daily use.

If you want to go overkill, do 10ga. Quite a few brands make 10ga speaker wire.



In your case....run = connection per sub
 

Gold Member
Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana Team Audible...

Post Number: 8290
Registered: Mar-04
Also, try to stay clear of box terminal cups.
Run the wire directly thru the box.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nevertoomuchbass

Virginia Beach, VA

Post Number: 99
Registered: Aug-10
i wanted to make this as simple as possible so would 1 run of 10ga into the terminal and 12ga to each sub be enough?

whats wrong with box terminal cups and how do i run it through the box?
 

Gold Member
Username: Southernrebel

Monroe, Louisiana Team Audible...

Post Number: 8292
Registered: Mar-04
Drill a hole about the size of the wire, run the wire thru, hotglue or caulk around it.

I have seen FAR too many box terminals melt to EVER build a box and use them. Even on 300w setups, I run direct wire thru the box to the amp. Terminal = resistance.

10ga will be fine.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nevertoomuchbass

Virginia Beach, VA

Post Number: 100
Registered: Aug-10
i had box terminals on my last setup. one of the little boot connectors fried itself and melted all the plastic around it and disinegrated the terminal tab.

but just putting the wires through the box sounds easier anyway
 

Platinum Member
Username: Glasswolf

Post Number: 13858
Registered: Dec-03
I use Knukonceptz's 8awg Karma SS wire for my home speakers with their 8awg banana plugs, and I've been pleased with the wire. It runs $1.55 per foot.
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