What is the maximum gauge speaker wire that will work with this?
193472
i just bought this at bose store for $3.95 + tax. seems to be cheaper than amazon. anyway, i used 12 gauge and it's very tight but workable. probably 14 gauge will be better if not longer the 50ft.
882239
First if you haven't bought 8awg speaker wire I would recommend not buying it, (http://www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/speaker-cable-gauge) for these reasons and the simple cost/difficulty finding compatible parts; secondly if you did buy 8 awg speaker wire because you've spent the equivalent of a new car on your speakers and receiver and wish to continue the trend I'd do some research and find a brad that is acutally designed for use with 8 awg, (http://www.avsforum.com/forum/28-tweaks-do-yourself/290438-where-buy-banana-plugs-accept-10-gauge-speaker-wire.html) 10 awg seemed to be the largest most audiophiles were going and they had to do alot of work just to get the connections to fit into banana plugs; Thirdly unless your speakers are more than 50' from your receiver and your running a 4 Ohm load 10 awg should fit the bill quite nicely and save you headaches and money.
98118
Depends on how many strings you intend to string together. But 16-18 AWG should do it. I used high quality speaker wire from Home Depot.
17908
Should be fine for basic audio. For High Wattage and high end speakers I wouldn't. I would use a higher gauge. Be careful of some speaker wires. Bought an audio kit for a car and the wire was so brittle, after a few months all the strands broke and no conductivity. It was at a fitting that went in the input to the amp. Caused by the vibration of the car and going over bumps broke it through.
1755281
The old fashioned speaker wire works just fine. You can use banana plugs or screw tighten the copper wire.
1175030
The speaker wire is 1x8 and 2x14, but it is very thin, 18 or 20 gauge.. I purchased a roll of better wire 16 gauge is flexible and hides pretty well.
2219115
What's up Brandon.... I'd go with 12-16 AWG. The larger the speaker is the larger AWG.
1629846
Speaker wire will fit. With the RCA plugs it will NOT fit. Let me know if you have any other questions.
2097997
I hooked the speaker up to a Kicker 0200 amp. I used 8 gauge wire and it's great. The thicker the wire, the better it is
1594125
I've read that 16g is recommended for in-wall wiring, and 18g for shorter distances. I've used 14g before and found the thickness of the bare wire troublesome with some connections. But if you're driving powerful speakers over a long distance, 14g might be better. My house is wired with 12g, so I can't imagine that being necessary for speakers.
38319
You can use 14 or 16 AWG speaker wire. I used 14 AWG plastic coated wire from Monoprice. Copper wire is best. http://www.monoprice.com/Product?seq=1&fo;rmat=2&p;_id=2791&kpid;=2791&CAWELAID;=1329459423&CAGPSPN;=pla&catargetid;=320013720000063196&cadevice;=c&gclid;=CL7F3MGko8ICFdKEfgodOIkARA
2058659
My speakers have the near same 87dB, 8 Ohm, with 16G wire to them with 25 foot of wire so I hooked them together and ran it to one speaker and it sounded just the same. I think 16G wire will be just fine for your situation.
669657
That may be the limit. I would go to Crutchfield's site and ask a technician. A heavier gauge would be better--less loss.
1058835
i bought also the RCA 16 gauge (http://ww RCA AH16100SR 100 Ft. 16-Gauge Speaker Wire ) it´s working great!
1594128
I like 16awg speaker wire.it match my home theater installation,i like the big gauge.talk to the guys that do this for a living,they say all three are good.
965296
After more than 50 years of reading about, setting up, and listening to stereo systems, I've concluded that thick, lower gauge wires are unnecessary unless the distance between receiver and speaker is especially long. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise by blind tests, but I'm not aware of any. I use 16 gauge now and that is probably overkill, considering that many of my speaker wire runs are less than 10 feet. Do not buy high end (expensive) wire whatever the gauge.
38320
You can use 14 or 16 AWG speaker wire. I used 14 AWG plastic coated wire from Monoprice. Copper wire is best. http://www.monoprice.com/Product?seq=1&format=2&p_id=2791&kpid=2791&CAWELAID=1329459423&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=320013720000063196&cadevice=c&gclid=CL7F3MGko8ICFdKEfgodOIkARA