can i use 4awg power wire as speaker wire for my 12"

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

wired my sub to 1 ohm with 4AWG and it was kinda tuff gettin it to fit but i did..lol

 

[TSGP]

dd didn't start it

we ran 0 gauge in a few spl installs back in like 2000

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

no i mean DD was selling subs with that wire already in there subs. then Aq was doing it.

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

how n the heel did yall get that to fit? or did yall use lil adapter thangys?

 

[TSGP]

no i mean DD was selling subs with that wire already in there subs. then Aq was doing it.

the owner of DDs dad owns AQ...lol

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

how n the heel did yall get that to fit? or did yall use lil adapter thangys?

Probably just cut the strands down until you can make it fit.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

haha nice man. see learn something new every day lol.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

you can use an 8 to 4 reducer coupling with the DD subs to make it work

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

you can use an 8 to 4 reducer coupling with the DD subs to make it work

thats the lil adapter thangys i was talkin bout...lol

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Those adapters cost more than a couple feet of 12ga speaker wire would. Or even 10ga for that matter.

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

i dont need em i was jus sayn..i got the 4awg to fit my sub

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

You'll be good w/12 awg..

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

i already wired it up 2 my sub though...erthang is good

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

bigger wire can hurt i used 4 gauge with my jbl 6000 but thats also wuts call for

4 ga. power wire?

 

[IbSlamn 10+ year member]

thats what im talkin about