Posted September 28, 200915 yr just wondering if I am running 75 watts to a set of components, can I run speaker wire from the amp to the factory wiring or do I need to run wire all the way to the comps, not sure on the exact gauge, but its just whatever honda runs to their speakers, probably 18 ga at best?what size speaker wire do I need to run to them if I run the full length?14?
September 28, 200915 yr I run 12 gauge from amp to crossover and crossover to speakers. But 14 should be ok, I wouldn't use the factory stuff.
September 28, 200915 yr alright, so then what should I run to my subs 8 gauge, Ill be running about 11x the power through it, so seems Id need much more than 10 gauge if I need 12 gauge for the 75 watts to the comps. or is it because of the length of the speaker wire compared to the length of the run from amp to sub box.?
September 28, 200915 yr alright, so then what should I run to my subs 8 gauge, Ill be running about 11x the power through it, so seems Id need much more than 10 gauge if I need 12 gauge for the 75 watts to the comps. or is it because of the length of the speaker wire compared to the length of the run from amp to sub box.? Speaker wire size is a preference for interior speakers (12-16 gague is acceptable) for subwoofers (8-12 gauge would do). Run speaker wire from speaker to crossovers(if any) then to amp.
September 28, 200915 yr I use 12 gauge to my sub as well. You can get away with smaller wire for the interior speakers, but to me it's easier to just buy a 50 foot roll of 12 gauge and be done with the whole system (though I have one run of 12 gauge for each voice coil). But there would be nothing wrong with doing 8 gauge to the sub either.Yes length of wire does come into play a little.
September 28, 200915 yr got this from some where... it might help...'Maximum Wire Lengths For TWO CONDUCTOR Copper Wirethese are said for the ff: 2 ohm load 4 ohm load 6 ohm load 8 ohm loadWire Size22 AWG 3 feet max 6 feet max 9 feet max 12 feet max20 AWG 5 feet max 10 feet max 15 feet max 20 feet max18 AWG 8 feet max 16 feet max 24 feet max 32 feet max16 AWG 12 feet max 24 feet max 36 feet max 48 feet max14 AWG 20 feet max 40 feet max 60 feet** 80 feet**12 AWG 30 feet max 60 feet** 90 feet** 120 feet**10 AWG 50 feet max 100 feet** 150 feet** 200 feet**
September 30, 200915 yr Author Run speaker wire from speaker to crossovers(if any) then to amp.lol, I knew that part. but thanks
September 30, 200915 yr Author alright, got some 12 gauge cheaper stuff (audiopipe) speaker wire for comps, and some KNU 10 guage to wire each sub to the box inside the box, and KNU 8 gauge twisted for the amp to the box.
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