Need speaker wire

 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 76
Registered: Oct-05
hey i need some speaker wires for my 2 12 inch kickers which are 400 watts rms and that is what i am running it at.

wut are some good speaker wires to get?
 

Gold Member
Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 1196
Registered: Jul-05
all wire is the same,(except RCA's)
but most people would say http://www.knukonceptz.com/
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 77
Registered: Oct-05
does it matter what "AWG" i should get???
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 78
Registered: Oct-05
and how long?? i have my amp and sub both in the back of my jeep
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 79
Registered: Oct-05
also, when you go to that websight and you want to buy a speaker wire how do you know how long that speaker wire is going to be?
 

Bronze Member
Username: Baseball1187

Columbia, SC

Post Number: 96
Registered: Dec-04
the quantity is the length in feet. 14AWG is fine for subs, anything over 12 is said to be overkill.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 80
Registered: Oct-05
over 12, what?
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 2301
Registered: Jul-05
here's your guide

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

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 81
Registered: Oct-05
so if my amplifier is 800 watts bridged and it is bridged would i go with something higher than 10AWG?
 

Anonymous
 
Can't you use ya own brains & figure it out using that guide superfly gave you ?

watts in rms is what matters !

- you simply look @ the lenght of wire you will need & the amount of wrms the amp puts out & it shows the gauge of wire needed for the job
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 82
Registered: Oct-05
i know, and i did and i says i need a 4AWG wire but that just seems to be too small?

The baseball 1187 guy said i should i get a 14AWG...
 

New member
Username: Crazydude

Post Number: 10
Registered: Nov-05
wtf r u sayin. r u talking bout spkr wire or power cable. bsides 4gauge is thicker than 14gauge.
 

Silver Member
Username: Robert_d

MIA, FL USA

Post Number: 348
Registered: Sep-05
the lower the awg (gauge) wire the larger it becomes same as in shotgun sizes
4awg wire for your power connnections
14awg for your speaker wire should do you fine
even allows u some head room if you want to upgrade
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dustin3

Tigard, Or U.S.

Post Number: 83
Registered: Oct-05
4 AWG power wire
14 AWG speaker wire... thanks alot guys
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