Wire gauge to use for best sound quality? 16? for bedroom.
1814393
Gage 16 should be more than enough. Be sure you have a way to identify polarity, it may be either a strip on the cable insulation, different insulation colors for the cable pair, one cable made of "copper" copper, the other zinc silvered, or a with multimeter. Proper pairing of the "red and black" is essential for good sound quality.
1814394
I use 16 gauge for mine and the sound amazing. From my understanding, the longer you have to run the wire determines how thick you need but if is just for your bedroom 16 should be perfect and pretty cheap. I use 100 feet RCA 16g and it works perfect and is cheap. EXCELLENT choice in speakers!!!!! Enjoy
1676345
This system needs an amp and some wire. I have 16 gauge, others prefer 14 gauge.
1036050
I would recomend mediabridge cable for the sub and monster xp 16 gauge wire for speakers.all found at amazon for a good price . Sub cable is $9 and monster xpms is $ 14 for 30ft . Need two or three of this depending on room sizeI would recomend sub woofer cable from mediabridge and mkns
1740693
4 chanel with a min 150 watt rms rating, should do the trick, bigger is better you can always turn the gain down
1594456
The largest wire I would use be 12 gauge. I use 12 gauge on my mains and if I twist and push the wire casing it fits quite snug. I use 14 gauge with all the other speakers and it fits very well. I'm sure 16 and 18 gauge would be good also. If you were to use 10 gauge then you would need to shave some of the wire casing to fit the spade plug. -Stephen L
2030954
Yes , 16 gauge is fine. The spec's state it is good for 14 guage (which is larger wire) as well.
1597012
I had to use 16 gauge because I had to feed four sets of wire through a very narrow space....speakers sound great. If you can use thicker, you should.
2029547
First of all, you need to know how far the speakers will be from the amplifier. Then, will the wires be inside your walls? These factors will determine what type and size (thickness) of wire you will need. Longer distances require thicker wire. Wire thickness is called 'gauge'. Bigger numbers, 22 gauge wire, is smaller than 12 gauge wire. Most people can get by with 16 gauge general speaker wire for an average sized room, but audiophiles and wires that need to be concealed behind walls will require wire that is pure copper or wire that has special insulation to protect it. Either way, the only requirement for proper sound reproduction is to make sure the wire you get connects the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals of your amplifier to the terminals of your speakers; positive to positive, negative to negative. Most speaker wires have one wire marked so you can connect amps and speakers in phase. Some wires have a colored stripe on the insulation on one wire and some wires are two different colors (one copper-colored, the other silver). Once you choose the wire, strip about 3/4" of insulation off, depress the terminal button (red or black) on the back of the speaker and insert the wire into the hole that is revealed. Releasing the button locks wire in. I know this is a lot of information but it will make sense when you actually do it.
1191312
Hell yeah that's what I did I was gonna go wit the 0 gauge just incase I decide to upgrade but my setup is good sounds like a home theater Bose sys then I use 12 gauge for the speakers now the only way I got it to sound like that is that I got it tune wit a oscilloscope you'll have to look for someone that knows what there doing to use that tool I highly recommend you tune you sub and the 4 channel
638530
I would use 16 gauge. A Polk subwoofer would be a good match. If you need stands, the Sanus ones work great.
1058836
I actually used 16 gauge wire. I think 14 would work; it would depend on whether 14 will fit in the speaker wire recepticles. No problem at all with the 16 gauge.
314280
If a simple wire is going to make the difference your sound system then you are way more advanced then me. 16awg is more than potent for any system regardless of manufacturer
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.
1038736
I recommend 16 gauge, but if all you have is 18, that is OK. Don't use 20, and 14 is more than you need unless you're making a long run (more than two rooms).
1653831
Depends on the distance from receiver to speaker. 16 gauge should be enough as long as it is not over 20 feet. Any brand wire will suffice.
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
1614422
What is the best wire for these speakers 12 or 14 gage.my sony receiver puts out 135 per channel.