i dont think your speakers or subs will be pulling any kinda power to need speaker wires that large. 12 should be the largest you need. and im willing to bet you wont need anything bigger than 14.
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On the other hand, you have other fingers.
your not really worried about setting your speaker wire on fire are you? There are minor gains in low end frequency production(actually just not as much of a loss) but otherwise there is little difference that you would be able to hear. Power ratings for wire has to do with DC current since there are a few variables with ac that would need to be done to start melting wire with it. As I said I have never ran more then 12 myself, and do not plan on doing anything thicker for my own car.
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Well, the subs are rated 250-Watt RMS, 1K-Watt Max.
From everywhere I've seen, 12 Gauge only is like 200-RMS
your not really worried about setting your speaker wire on fire are you? There are minor gains in low end frequency production(actually just not as much of a loss) but otherwise there is little difference that you would be able to hear. Power ratings for wire has to do with DC current since there are a few variables with ac that would need to be done to start melting wire with it. As I said I have never ran more then 12 myself, and do not plan on doing anything thicker for my own car.
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Well, the subs are rated 250-Watt RMS, 1K-Watt Max.
From everywhere I've seen, 12 Gauge only is like 200-RMS
oh god no, you would be fine with 16...
Setting a speaker on fire by using too thin of a guage wire? Never heard of that one. I've heard of melting a wire or setting it on fire from too small of a guage. Hmm..
Anyways, at a length of 10 feet, 12 guage is fine, so is 14 guage. The only reason you would need a 10 guage is if you were going say 50 ft or longer or pushing way more power. (There is an equation to figure out the exact guage of wire to usebased on 12v power load/transmission and distance but I'm too busy at work to look it up).
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your not really worried about setting your speaker wire on fire are you? There are minor gains in low end frequency production(actually just not as much of a loss) but otherwise there is little difference that you would be able to hear. Power ratings for wire has to do with DC current since there are a few variables with ac that would need to be done to start melting wire with it. As I said I have never ran more then 12 myself, and do not plan on doing anything thicker for my own car.
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ORIGINAL: Shock521
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ORIGINAL: IDRISCKY
Well, the subs are rated 250-Watt RMS, 1K-Watt Max.
From everywhere I've seen, 12 Gauge only is like 200-RMS
oh god no, you would be fine with 16...
Setting a speaker on fire by using too thin of a guage wire? Never heard of that one. I've heard of melting a wire or setting it on fire from too small of a guage. Hmm..
Anyways, at a length of 10 feet, 12 guage is fine, so is 14 guage. The only reason you would need a 10 guage is if you were going say 50 ft or longer or pushing way more power. (There is an equation to figure out the exact guage of wire to usebased on 12v power load/transmission and distance but I'm too busy at work to look it up).
1. Heat causes melting and enough heat will cause a fire.
2. Audio signals are AC not DC so any equation relating to DC current and wire sizes has no application here.
10 AWG Speaker Wire
