What speaker wire gauge i should use for a long run of wires?
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12 Guage wire is plenty. I used 12 Guage for my in wall runs. I purchased my speakers along with two spools of the speaker wire below from Amazon. Cable Matters 12 AWG In-Wall Rated (CL2) Oxygen-Free Bare Copper Speaker Cable 100 Feet
60365
The speaker plugs are spring loaded, so use bare wire. 12 or 14 AWG works well.
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.
1746310
Hello. We would recommend using a 4 gauge amplifier power cable, and a minimum of 16 gauge speaker wire for the subwoofers. If you are installing the amplifier further than 10 feet from the subwoofer, you will need to use a minimum of 12 gauge speaker wire.
1090902
Any wire will do. I ordered the gold pin connectors and found them difficult to keep attached. I used regular speaker wire and it works just fine.
124125
we bought new speaker wire because we didn't get any with our system. I would buy more because I think we used 100 feet of speaker wire in the basement, for this system. What you have may not be enough.
665923
They can handle a lot pf power so an extra heavy gauge wire would work. The same rules apply as with any other speaker, really. Use the highest gauge wire within reason, don't use solid wire (use stranded). I would terminate the wires with a ring or fork terminals (preferably insulated with shrink-wrap) to have a nice way to connect to the terminals on the speakers. You can purchase name-brand cables if you wish, but that's a personal choice.
310707
The speaker wires are typical, very thin about 22 or 24 gauge and probably about 5-6 ft. long. I substituted my own with high quality 18 gauge and I get superior sound. The wires just push into the clips on both the speakers and the main receiver unit.
409826
That's a somewhat unusual speaker impedance. Your best bet is to consult the speaker manufacturer for their recommendation. However, you should be fine with 14 AWG for a run of up to 50'. 12 AWG gets rather expensive.
1799130
I would recommend 4 gauge for the power wire just in case you decide to change your amplifier you will not have to go back and run over the wires. However this is not a very powerful amplifier and I strongly suggest putting the extra money and buying a better amplifier. What are the 12" subs are you going to use?
2282922
Yes, 4 gauge will work. I sell these amps and install them, nice amp. your speaker wire should be no less than 12 gauge...
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.
1618448
If you download the manual off of the pioneer website, page 11 will tell you the gauges for all the cabling required. The power wiring gauge is according to max possible length and a recommendation for gauge. I just used 4 gauge for my setup. The speaker wire ranges from 8-16 gauge. I used 16 gauge as part of the wiring kit I bought.
308540
I used standard 16 gauge wire. Note if distance is more than 50 feet you should use 12 gauge for better sound.
185837
I don't know how long it will be before the wire insulation (coating) starts degrading and breaking down. To be on the safe side, if I were you I would rather use speaker wires meant for outdoor installation such as these: Black - 16/2 Awg 50 FT Increments Direct Burial AND CL3 Rated In Wall - Speaker Wire/Cable - Indoor/Outdoor - Premium Home/Outdoor Audio/Low Voltage Lighting 50FT Stranded
1252435
Any speaker wire cable will do, however if you are putting this speaker a long distance from the source(receiver) you should use a thicker gage wire. But some banana plug ends for easy connection to the speakers.