Big Diego 27
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What gauge speaker wire should I use from amp to sub and inside enclosure? I'm pushing 1200 watts rms at 2 ohms to one Sundown Sa-12 d4.
I wouldnt use any smaller than 12gaWhat gauge speaker wire should I use from amp to sub and inside enclosure? I'm pushing 1200 watts rms at 2 ohms to one Sundown Sa-12 d4.
Thanks guys, I'll go with 8 gauge instead of 12 gauge, just incase.
At that power level it wont make a single difference in output or sound quality if you used 16 gauge or 4 gauge. Its not carrying amperage which is heavily dependant on wire size. Its AC voltage, an amplified signal, the threshold of size needed is a lot less than what people think.
Wrong answer.
It will hurt your wallet, in the long run he could have gotten better amps subs, and actual power wire vs wasting money on oversized speaker wire. I literally got zero gain on the meter going from 10 gauge to 8 gauge with 30k rms. He wont even notice 16 gauge to 12 gauge with his 1200 rms. Its basically inefficient use of capital with zero returns on investment. Again this is NOT AMPERAGE going through the wire, you dont treat it like power wire.Nominal cost increase going from 12 ga. to 8 ga. He will be set whenever he is ready to upgrade. Just like people oversize their amp power wire when it isn't necessary. Just like people buy huge amps when they aren't necessary. Everybody wants headroom and to be safe. 8 ga. isn't going to hurt anything.
Nominal cost increase going from 12 ga. to 8 ga. He will be set whenever he is ready to upgrade. Just like people oversize their amp power wire when it isn't necessary. Just like people buy huge amps when they aren't necessary. Everybody wants headroom and to be safe. 8 ga. isn't going to hurt anything.
It will hurt your wallet, in the long run he could have gotten better amps subs, and actual power wire vs wasting money on oversized speaker wire. I literally got zero gain on the meter going from 10 gauge to 8 gauge with 30k rms. He wont even notice 16 gauge to 12 gauge with his 1200 rms. Its basically inefficient use of capital with zero returns on investment. Again this is NOT AMPERAGE going through the wire, you dont treat it like power wire.
depends if you are using CCA or OFC. Costs rack up if you waste money on useless **** like this, you dont really do any accounting but I'm strict on that **** and it does add up. All these useless audio buys in a couple year's span does equate to a partial amp/sub buy or a full amp kit buy.Really? One 10' speaker run from 12 ga. to 8 ga. costs the same as better amps, speakers, and subs? I ain't buying what you're selling. Literally, maybe, a $2 difference. He's not mass producing car audio systems where you would actually feel a price increase on a particular wire. We are talking one little run to a sub. I'm running 8 ga. to my sub, literally four feet long. Not a big deal! Nice try though! SNL skit ****!
depends if you are using CCA or OFC. Costs rack up if you waste money on useless **** like this, you dont really do any accounting but I'm strict on that **** and it does add up. All these useless audio buys in a couple year's span does equate to a partial amp/sub buy or a full amp kit buy.
AND if its a short run, by POWER wire logic, since its a short run, it shouldn't even need that much bigger gauge right?!!?!?! LOL. (trolling bro)