Cadence wire

[TWiZTiD859 10+ year member]

Ok so I was planning on getting a roll of the Cadence 14g speaker wire from AudioSavings

Audio Savings | CADENCE 14 GAUGE 125 FEET BLUE SPEAKER WIRE SPOOL

You just cant seem to beat the price. But is it really 14 gauge? Is it OFC? In the description it says this,which seems kinda small for real 14 gauge.

"Stranding: 72 x 0.15mm x 2C (72 Strands of 0.15mm Wire per Wire)"

So is it true to gauge and is it all copper?

Now on to the power wire. Im really confused on this,Ive seen mixed reviews about the Cadence power wire. Some say its OFC and others say its CCA. I assumed it was OFC but I really have no idea. And is the power wire true to gauge? This is whats in the description for the 4 gauge,and again that also seems kinda small for true 4 gauge.

"Stranding: 7 x 7 x 22 x 0.15mm (7 Ropes Consisting of 7 Sets of 22 Strands of 0.15mm Wire)"

I would like for the power wire to be real true to gauge OFC b/c the price is right on it but what do you all think? And what about the speaker wire? Is that really true 14 gauge and is it 100% copper? I need to know soon so I can buy,or not.

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[TWiZTiD859 10+ year member]

Then they have this kit which is the only one that says anything about being 100%copper. So maybe all their other wire is really CCA or something different?

Audio Savings | CADENCE AMPKIT4 4 GAUGE 100 % COPPER CAR AMP WIRE KIT

I like the orange wire lol.

 

[TWiZTiD859 10+ year member]

I mean even if the speaker wire is remotly close to real 14 gauge thats fine with me. It will still work for me. i think Im going to go ahead and order a roll of the speaker wire anyways,even if its not true 14 gauge its only 20 bucks. And Im going to order a small,maybe 3 foot peice of the 4 gauge power wire and compare it to my Knu CCA wire and some other wire I have laying around. Plus Im going to pick up a couple of AS "deal of the day" items //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Audio Savings | Deal of the Day

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

No it will be around 16awg and that power wire is prob cca. Cadence is very tricky with their words... Go with Knu no worries about what you get from them.

 

[TWiZTiD859 10+ year member]

Well AudioSavings "DOD" is a 22ft run of Cadence 4ga. Ok so even if it is CCA thats fine cuz its just for a small amp so it wont need too much current or whatever. But is it true 4 gauge though? I can live with CCA as long as its true 4ga.

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/515724-wire-comparison.html

 

[TWiZTiD859 10+ year member]

Hmmm so that guy seemed to like the Cadence wire and said it was really OFC and true to gauge and whatnot,so why all the bad reviews? I think Im just gonna go ahead and get the Cadence,if anything Im only out $13 bucks but then I could juts strip it and take it to the recycling center and get a few bucks back lol.

Thanks for that link man!