Is 14 guage speaker wire enough for 100watts rmsx4??
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Silver Member Username: Safa19Post Number: 198 Registered: Apr-05 | This is for running my speakers off an amp and i am going to run 2 speakers on the same line so it would be 200watts rms x 2 at 2 ohm is this enough or should i go smaller? |
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Silver Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 465 Registered: Sep-05 | it is fine |
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Silver Member Username: Safa19Post Number: 200 Registered: Apr-05 | will it be plenty big enough or will it just barely be? because on this site..... http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp It shows that i need between a 14 and 12 guage.... should i just find a 12 guage or 10 guage just to be on the safe side? or is 14 safe enough so that i will get all 200watts? |
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Silver Member Username: Safa19Post Number: 202 Registered: Apr-05 | will it be plenty big enough or will it just barely be? because on this site..... http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp It shows that i need between a 14 and 12 guage.... should i just find a 12 guage or 10 guage just to be on the safe side? or is 14 safe enough so that i will get all 200watts? |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 3902 Registered: Jul-05 | http://wickedcases.com/caraudio/wire.html inspite of advice above i use 12/14 on my speakers & 8/10 on my rs - wire doesn't cost that much more so i rather have it slightly oversized but thats just me ...... |
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Silver Member Username: VinnyqhPortland, OR Post Number: 108 Registered: Nov-05 | I'm running 200 watts for each side of my compenents and 14 gauge is running just fine, the link you gave us is for power and ground wire. |
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Silver Member Username: Safa19Post Number: 203 Registered: Apr-05 | yea i was thinkning about running it a little over sized thats y i asked again |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 3908 Registered: Jul-05 | ^^^ can't hurt any & just cost a few bux more so thats what i did ....... |
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Silver Member Username: Safa19Post Number: 204 Registered: Apr-05 | where would you recoment getting 12 guage wire from? would walmart cut it or should i go somewhere else? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 5091 Registered: Nov-04 | Just about any car audio shop will have them, including electronic stores. For 200w, 16-14 gauge is fine. Anything bigger, and you're just wasting money. Unlike power wires, there is very little current flowing in the speaker wires. Therefore, thick wire is not required. I bet $1000 that you will not be able to hear any difference between 16 gauge and 8 gauge wire for your speakers. The challenge is for "normal" human beings, no dogs need to apply. |
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Silver Member Username: Safa19Post Number: 205 Registered: Apr-05 | alright thanks... walmart has Philips wire 14 gauge for 20 bucks for i believe 50ft would this be good? (its easier for me to get it there than an audio shop) http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2181629 |
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Bronze Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 43 Registered: Mar-04 | excellent speaker wire calculator... http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf |
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Gold Member Username: Jonathan_fGA USA Post Number: 5140 Registered: May-04 | Exactly what Isaac said. There is little current flowing in wires. Wire size requirement is dependant on current flow, and not wattage. To put out 100watts, you would have 20 volts of output, and 5 amps. 16 guage is good to 15 amps. "I bet $1000 that you will not be able to hear any difference between 16 gauge and 8 gauge wire for your speakers." Especially when you run 8 gauge straight to some dinky passive crossover with a 22ga inductor  . Here's to overkill. |
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Silver Member Username: Dustin3Tigard, Or U.S. Post Number: 124 Registered: Oct-05 | so will you be getting more power if ur speaker wire is shorter? |
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