18 guage ok?

[mattitude 10+ year member]

I am going to be running power to my 4 Pioneer TS-A6880R's from an Alpine MRP-F240 (4 x 40w RMS). Will 18 guage speaker wire do ok??? I had posted another thread before and someone suggested running 16 guage. To me 16 guage seemed to be overkill...maybe im wrong...let me know.

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

16ga isnt overkill.

Most people use 14 or even 12 gauge for wiring speakers.

You should be fine with 18ga.

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

18 is fine- you aren't running enough wattage to need more. You did power your amp with 1/0 wire right? LOL people on this forum like to go way overboard with wiring.

 

[mattitude 10+ year member]

Ive kinda noticed that too...and i understand that people want to leave room for upgrades...but my truck wasnt designed for acoustics, and so far, the pioneers are doing fine. Plasic door panels and dash and all rattle pretty bad as is.