TrAPsTaR87

This question is for those that only truely know. Dose the Gauge of the speaker wire you run make a difference in the sound of a car system?

Raddison

This article is super old, but I was buzzing through it and it was filled with a WEALTH of information, which I pass on to you (I'm going back to read more, lol)

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...howtopic=14082

tenchu

Yes, with out a doubt. Does the size of the straw you drink out of control the flow of beverage?

filthyLS4

subs? or just door speakers? I kno with all my sub set ups I run 0 gauge cable I've used 2 gauge wire before and had problems with the subs cutting out. i guess it all depends on what kind of speakers your talking about, in door speakers I cant hear a difference

McPierson

iTrader: (3)

If you have too small of a wire you will see problems, but too big of a wire will not help you. 0 gauge is way too big for any speaker. That's bigger than the wire on my stick welder.

cf3232

+1

This is the facts here. You do not need 0 Gauge wire to your subs. 14 to 12 gauge will suffice.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

you do need 0AWG if you're running power to your high powered amps however.

Rey

Its more dependent on the amp and power output.

cf3232

If you are running a lot of current/amperage. The gauge of wire is also dependent on how long the run of wire is and how much current is going through it. You can drop a gauge if your wire is say 6 feet instead of 12 feet. There is a electricians table for current and wire gauge with the variations in length mixed in on the internet somewhere. Should be easy to find.

I am doing 400 watts and only using 4 gauge wire for power wire. My amp is a high current amp also. The amp can do 800 watts and I got that 4 gauge wire because it would handle the 800 watts the amp was rated for.

filthyLS4

thats exactly what I ment