Importance of speaker wire

 

Bronze Member
Username: Dan_white

Post Number: 49
Registered: Jun-08
If your pushing any less than 1,000 watts or right at, would it be necessary to use the fat sh1t or would I not notice a difference in regular wire?
 

Platinum Member
Username: Wingmanalive

A pic is worth 1000 posts!!

Post Number: 18655
Registered: Jun-06
What's your definition of "fat" speaker wire? 12ga? 8ga? 4ga??


12ga is good for 1000w and much more.
 

Gold Member
Username: Andrew571

Stillwater/Edmond, Oklahoma USA

Post Number: 2079
Registered: Oct-05
I use 4ga
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dan_white

Post Number: 50
Registered: Jun-08
fat what would 8-4ga for me. obviously 12ga is not fat when compaired with other speaker wire. Ive never understood why as big of speaker wire as power wire isn't required when the power eventually makes its way to the sub.
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Philadelphia, PA

Post Number: 8678
Registered: Jul-06
Simple... the current going from the battery/alt to amplifier is DC. From the amp to speaker it's AC since that's how a speaker works.

DC current needs a MUCH bigger wire than AC.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dan_white

Post Number: 53
Registered: Jun-08
ah. genius insight. *claps*
 

Silver Member
Username: Ridinspinnas

Windsor, Ontario Canada

Post Number: 475
Registered: May-06
i use 0 gauge speaker wire
 

Gold Member
Username: Snowball123

West Allis, WI

Post Number: 1453
Registered: Oct-07
what do you think max power on 12 gauge speaker wire can handle?
 

Gold Member
Username: Somedonniedude

Illinois United States

Post Number: 2032
Registered: May-07
"i use 0 gauge speaker wire"

Was that sarcasm or you serious lol?
 

Platinum Member
Username: Rovin

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Post Number: 14274
Registered: Jul-05
12g for daily subs is fine


if ur competing for spl & using powerful subs some ppl even use 8g power wire ...
 

Gold Member
Username: Hittin1

Lake Charles, La. United States

Post Number: 1518
Registered: May-07
8ga. FTW
 

Gold Member
Username: Snowball123

West Allis, WI

Post Number: 1466
Registered: Oct-07
you think 8 gauge is necessary for running 1500-2000 watts?
 

Gold Member
Username: Loudon

Post Number: 2786
Registered: Jun-04
no not at all

12 gauge is fine
 

Gold Member
Username: Tatonka

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Post Number: 2392
Registered: Mar-07
I use 2 runs of 4awg

If you are running 1500-1200, the smallest wire I would recommend is 12gauge.

Although, 8gauge never hurt anyone :-)
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