gauge

Is 16 gauge wire really necessary? The speaker wire kit that I bought has 16g, but I thought 18g was standard for speakers in general. (I already have 18g wire) My amp is 400w, and there's no sub, so it's not exactly a high powered system.

I am planning out my install and want to run a single power cable from the battery to the trunk, then split into two 4 gauge cables to power a sub amp and a speaker amp. Each are rated for 4 gauge power. My thought is to use a larger fuse at the battery and then 2 individual fuses at the split...

I am soon going to be installing an RF Punch 300 rms amp to push my RF door speakers. I do plan to put in a single 12" P3 done the road so it seamed like Rockford's dual amp 4 awg wiring kit would be ideal ( It comes with 8 awg for the 300 rms amp). But after reading some more about RF's...

I'm trying to decide what wire to use. I have a 1986 Pontiac Fiero. For those of you who know what it looks like, you can probably understand why I have trouble putting subs in. This is my third install and I still have 20 feet of Knukonceptz CCA 0 gauge wire. I have a Visonik v4000xd. It uses...

Hey guys i have to power a 500 rms amp and the termimals on the amp are 8 gauge, however i used the calculator that tells you what gauge wire to use depending on the watts and length of wire and it said 00awg so i was thinking if i went with 4 or 2 awg would that be acceptable? i think 00awg...

I'm putting in a RF T1000-1bdcp hooked up to 2 12" kicker L5s (if that matters) 1200w rms. This is my first amp install on my own and the amp kit I bought didn't include speaker wire. I asked a friend what size wire to use to run from the amp to the subs and he said 16 or 18 gauge was fine. I...

I am planning on upgrading my system with a 2000rms amp. I currently have single run of 4 gauge wire that is about 12 feet. Could I get enough power with another run of 4 gauge or should I pull it out and run 1/0 gauge wire? It’s a spl car if that makes a difference. Also, does anyone know the...