hey chad i looked around my area to get speaker wire for my rl-s that im running around 1400 watts too and the only wire i can find by the foot is 8 gauge.... so i dont mind getting 8 guage its just i dont have the sub with me right now so i dont know if 8 guage will fit... but i need to get the wire today.... so do you remember if 8 guage would of fit in your rl-s ports??