should I change the speaker wire for a better gauge? I cannot even figure out what guage this system came with, anyone know?
1558801
Probably not necessary. Not sure what you have but the speaker wire that comes with the system is fairly small (maybe 20-22 gauge) ... that may be OK but I opted to go a bit heaver. It certainly doesn't need real heavy duty stuff ... I ran 18 gauge with the longest run being about 30 ft. ... it handles it fine with no problems.
1558802
I had to upgrade because the white wire they sent did not match our decor. So I bought new from radio shack. Should be fine with what they sent, but for a few dollars you can get a heavier gauge wire.
1331288
The included speaker wire is not very long (the surround is 25 feet) and junk anyway. Get some 14 or 16 gauge. Don't waste money on overpriced garbage like Monster, go look at monoprice.com
1080644
Just connect your left, center & right from your receiver with speaker wire. 14 gauge worked fine for me.
2093458
You need speaker wire and a sub woofer cable. Monoprice m great speaker wire for the money. I assume you have an amp?
593048
I honestly don't know, but the wire they give you is a really small gauge and most audiophiles will tell you to get something bigger. I think I ended up buying 16 or 14 gauge.
1337747
12 Gauge Maybe but very tight, 14 Gauge probably. Looks like it was built for 16-18. Also there is no Hi Level Line Out. So you cannot run amp to sub to speakers like many other subs. If you were intending this, I'd recommend one with ins and outs.
1519096
It depends on how far your speakers are to your receiver I used 12 gauge. Here is a link that might help you: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/172172-speaker-wire-what-size/
133346
A different gauge will not help. Check your AVR settings. If you had smaller speakers in the past you probably need to adjust the tone, EQ or similar setting. Also, depending on your system it will sound different based upon the type of surround sound setting used if you have different modes.
1425822
I had this issue too. I resolved it by swapping out the speaker wire. I bought a $10 roll of Pyle 16 gauge speaker wire and havent had a problem since - that was 2 years ago.
2064452
Hayes S.,That means we recommend using the wires included in the box. You may be able to use the wires depending on the gauge of pre-installed speaker wire and distance, but since there is a special input that connects the wire to the system for easy set-up, the included wires are designed to work with the system.Splicing the wires may work if you want to use your system and the wire gauges are the same, but without knowing more, it's difficult to know if your existing wiring is compatible.--Mr. S
1058835
i bought also the RCA 16 gauge (http://ww RCA AH16100SR 100 Ft. 16-Gauge Speaker Wire ) it´s working great!
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.
2060989
No. They are pretty tight i actually plan on reinstalling them with the copper 'u' clamp (i think thats the name). Works fine with standard speaker wires. Not sure of gauge but it is tight and a little difficult to wire them all up.
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
1849432
please make sure your speaker RMS power is equal to the RMS power the amp puts out. I would have your installer tune the vehicle and not rely on the CD, thank you.
2137418
No, I am using the stock speaker wire. However, I do plan to replace it soon as it is quite small. It works fine but tends to easily get pulled out of the spring clips on the speaker if tugged slightly. I plan to use a couple of gauges heavier wire.
906042
Hi, not quite sure, my question to you is how old is your speaker wire...what gauge..any green anywhere on those conductors..did you do any splices anywhere even the signal wire for a double sub setup has to be done right double check every input jack for wear at the strain reliefs. Hookup one set at time and test at each add