1700 watts 4 a 10 gauge wire?

[dennisthamenace 10+ year member]

could i get away with this? or should i step down to 8?

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[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

We're talking for speaker wire, right? Better not be power or ground //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

And it all depends on the length, but 10 gauge will be more than sufficent.

 

[dennisthamenace 10+ year member]

yes speaker wire

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

10 gauge is fine.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

what ohm load and how long of a run?

 

[dennisthamenace 10+ year member]

its gonna be 1 ohm and its going to be on a quad 1.3 ohm tc-3000, but i really dont know how long its going to be but shouldnt be to far. through the vent hole to the the amp on the back of the box

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

id run 8awg just in case..........but thats just me

 

[dennisthamenace 10+ year member]

so what would happen if i put to much power the wire can handle?

 

[lrgnation 10+ year member]

genereally with the speaker current it jjust doesnt get all the power