14 gauge okay?

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

How much wattage can 14 gauge speaker wire handle safely? (I did search... I wish there was a stickied chart or something). I'm going to be giving my E8 around 400 (and be careful with the gains) and I want to know if I absolutely need 12 gauge or more... I have some 14 now and at $18 for 18 feet for 12 I'd rather not buy more wire if it's not necessary. Need it in two days... that's why I didn't get some from ze forum.

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[MANTI5 10+ year member]

14 will be fine.

 

[Slayerx 10+ year member]

Ya all the info I can find online is either rediculous or contradictory.

14 should be good though.

 

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

Thanks for the responses guys - does anyone know of an ACCURATE chart we can sticky? Twould be nice.

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

You will not see any problems with using 14 gauge with that setup. I always use 8 gauge for my subwoofer wiring.. Is that necessary? Well no, but I always try to get as least resistance as possible. As follows I got a table showing speaker wire sizes by load and distance. Might want to save this diagram for later use..

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

I ran 3k through scosche 16g for a while your fine.

 

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

I ran 3k through scosche 16g for a while your fine.

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GEEZ. I havve scosche 16 for my fronts... makes me feel better. Thanks man. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I use 14g for my setup....600rms on two 10's. Had it in two setups now and is fine.