Can anyone tell me what gage speaker wires you used for these speakers?Product says min of 18 gage but i have 14 gage installed.How problematic is it
2057874
If it says a minimum of 18 gauge then anything larger than 18 gauge is fine. This means that it is not a problem to use a larger gauge. I am not familiar with the gage system though, so that may be diffrent.
2057875
14 ga. is actually larger than 18 ga. It's an inverse sizing system, where the smaller the number is, the larger the wire actually is. So when they say "minimum or 14 gauge" they mean...14, 12, 10, 8, etc. Always follow these recommendations, but don't listen to advise from people who think you something to gain by using ultra-thick wire like 4 gauge. This is just taking things to a ridiculous extreme, where you are just wasting money on something that will make zero difference.
2057876
There should be no problems I have installed a few of these they could probably take up to 12 gauge wire
2057877
14 gauge is really better. I used 14 gauge and it works great. The longer wire runs should use bigger wire like 14.
1036048
J.D.; do not buy expensive cables as there is no better sound quality from them. Buy 14 or less gauge cable from Radio Shack or other electronics stores. Including a link from Definitive Technology with additional information. you'll be very pleased with your speakers, specially the sweet bass they deliver. http://www.definitivetech.com/education/faqs
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.
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
911523
I don't know the gauge of the wire but it doesn't seem to be high quality. They're very basic, but I already anticipated that and bought some wire separately for about $30. Heres what I bought and it works great: C&E 100 Feet 14AWG Enhanced Loud Oxygen-Free Copper Speaker Wire Cable, CNE62761
1895925
10 gauge is pretty heavy for speakers...I would probably go with 14 gauge for that purpose...hope this helps
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.
2259640
The way mine are soldered I can't get to the bare wire to get an accurate measurement but the cable has 2x1.5mm^2 printed on it. I think that puts them at about AWG 14 or 15. That's also what I'd estimate by looking at them. However, since they don't list the gauge in the description it's possible that you'd get different wire on yours.
1746313
14 gauge for speaker wire is fine. use 4 gauge for your power wire. OFC for all your wires especially power wires - why?cca wire will overheat and burn like the hair on your head, OFC great for current and durability!
1834409
I used standard 16 gauge which ran about 25 ft per speaker. They are rears. If you really want to go all out, try Monster Cable.
1772722
You have to buy a separate speaker cables.there's a lot in Amazon...from 50ft-100ft preferably a gauge 16 or 14...the lower the # the thicker/better....
209853
the screw clamps are not very large, so the smaller the gauge the easier it will be.... but yes, I think you will be able to clamp them down sufficiently I think I ran 12g to the attenuator and then 16 or 18 to the speakers ( which was the wire the outdoor speakers came with
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the output wires to the speakers are normal speaker wire, your choice of guage 12-14 would be ok the inputs are 1/4 inch depending on application mono or stereo. I have 2 - 2000's and 1 - 4000 amp in a stereo app and i use these. look here http://www.behringer.com/assets/EP2000_P0A38_M_EN.pdf
690541
I'm using these for my front speaker set that have bi-wiring, and are less than 5 ft runs each. Due to the short run, I'm using a thinner gauge that just barely managed to fit two cables in the back (received end, sum).
1252433
I just used RCA 16 gauge speaker wire I got at Menards. Its heavy enough unless you have a long distance between the speakers and amp.
232503
they are straight speaker wire connectors (black (-) and red (+).) there are also 2 ports for the wiring meaning you can bi-wire the speakers if you so choose. I used 16 gauge speaker wire (eventually I will replace it with 12 gauge) and bi-wired them and they sound significantly better. Hope this helps.
638529
16 gauge is more than enough unless you are running them like 100 feet. Make sure it is real copper though not just copper colored aluminum.18 gauge is fine for short runs.A subwoofer if you want bass that shakes things, but you really will not need one for most listening, you can always add one later