can i use these wires ?

[skierxx5556 10+ year member]

why would you need 1000ft of 4awg?

 

[newdavid 10+ year member]

what im saying is i want to use 4guage wire for everything..... speakers....subs....power....ground so in future if i get a real power system like 1000rms each sub and 150rms to each speaker i dont have to worry abt that a 16 guage cant take that much heat and then i have to uy new wires and re run them...... im looking for a wire that can handle like 1000watts rms becoz thats the highest ill ever go i heard a 200watts system and i was happy with it but this is my 1st whole new setup and im giving 300rms to each sub i have 2 and 100rms to each speaker x 4 but in future ill be upgrading 4 sure getting components n all buying the wires is not a problem for me but installation is.... reason i said 4 guage is becoz they are strong enough to handle more then 5000rms or maybe more i dont know but ill only be using 1000rms on them i dont have to worry abt over over heating them n all.... n i dotn know if i can use 4 guage wire for everything

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

what im saying is i want to use 4guage wire for everything..... speakers....subs....power....ground so in future if i get a real power system like 1000rms each sub and 150rms to each speaker i dont have to worry abt that a 16 guage cant take that much heat and then i have to uy new wires and re run them...... im looking for a wire that can handle like 1000watts rms becoz thats the highest ill ever go i heard a 200watts system and i was happy with it but this is my 1st whole new setup and im giving 300rms to each sub i have 2 and 100rms to each speaker x 4 but in future ill be upgrading 4 sure getting components n all buying the wires is not a problem for me but installation is.... reason i said 4 guage is becoz they are strong enough to handle more then 5000rms or maybe more i dont know but ill only be using 1000rms on them i dont have to worry abt over over heating them n all....

dude you can not use 4 gauge wire as speaker wire. second 4 gauge will not be good for 5000 watts rms. 1000 watts top. why do you want to do your system all in one size wire? use 12 gauge for subs, 4 gauge for power and ground, and 14-16 gauge for speaker wire. do you plan to use 4 gauge as your remote turn-on lead? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

what im saying is i want to use 4guage wire for everything..... speakers....subs....power....ground so in future if i get a real power system like 1000rms each sub and 150rms to each speaker i dont have to worry abt that a 16 guage cant take that much heat and then i have to uy new wires and re run them...... im looking for a wire that can handle like 1000watts rms becoz thats the highest ill ever go i heard a 200watts system and i was happy with it but this is my 1st whole new setup and im giving 300rms to each sub i have 2 and 100rms to each speaker x 4 but in future ill be upgrading 4 sure getting components n all buying the wires is not a problem for me but installation is.... reason i said 4 guage is becoz they are strong enough to handle more then 5000rms or maybe more i dont know but ill only be using 1000rms on them i dont have to worry abt over over heating them n all.... n i dotn know if i can use 4 guage wire for everything

What are you wiring up ? The enterprise ?

as was said earlier brother man. 4 gauge for speaker wire is way overkill IF you really feel the need, get 12 guage speaker wire ( still overkill IMHO ) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

I want to see pictures when you try to run 4 gauge to some components. Bet that will be fun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[skierxx5556 10+ year member]

You def dont need 4awg for speakers, subs etc like icetee said use 10 or 12 for your subs and 14 to 16 for speakers. Im running like 350 watts to my speakers through 10awg with no problems and about 1200 watts to my subs with 10awg with no problems as well, the only reason I went w/ 10awg was because I got it super cheep. The only thing I would do if you were going to run more than one amp in the future would be to run 0awg for power to a distribution block and 4awg from there.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Read my brother, read.............//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

 

[newdavid 10+ year member]

thanks for the link that helped..... i own a 2001 infiniti qx4 can guess n tell me how many feet wire do i need?

thanks

 

[skierxx5556 10+ year member]

Take a measuring tape out and measure it that would be the easiest way.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Actually take some string and run it where your wire will be, THen measure it. Add on about 10'-15' just in case. It's always better to have too much, than not enough. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[newdavid 10+ year member]

hey i got a 2 gauge wire 2 rolls each like 25ft my freind gave me for free yea hez rich owns a LX470 anyway i htink 50ft will be enough for 4 speakers connected from HU and 2 subs with a 2 channel amp in a midsize suv ( infiniti qx4) before i start my installation just want to make sure i can use a 2 gauge wire for speakers , subs , amp ? i know its too power full even for subs but if i can use 2 gauge wire for everything y should i buy more wires ?

let me know guys if therez nay problem using 2 gauge wire 4 everything

thanks

 

[swc204 10+ year member]

good luck fitting 2 guage into any terminals on anything.............have fun running 2 guage everyway.............your going to need alot of distro blocks. because nothing other than maybe the amp will accept 2 guage.........did you not read anything anybody posted?

 

[skierxx5556 10+ year member]

hey i got a 2 gauge wire 2 rolls each like 25ft my freind gave me for free yea hez rich owns a LX470 anyway i htink 50ft will be enough for 4 speakers connected from HU and 2 subs with a 2 channel amp in a midsize suv ( infiniti qx4) before i start my installation just want to make sure i can use a 2 gauge wire for speakers , subs , amp ? i know its too power full even for subs but if i can use 2 gauge wire for everything y should i buy more wires ?
let me know guys if therez nay problem using 2 gauge wire 4 everything

thanks

You my friend are a moron! Your gunna have a hell of a time using that 2awg, but you didnt want to listen to a thing anyone said. Just make sure you post pics of your install I wanna see what this is gunna look like!

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

DO NOT USE 2GA WIRE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN POWER AND GROUND WIRE. DO NOT USE IT TO WIRE YOUR SPEAKERS OR SUBWOOFERS, OR AS YOUR REM WIRE

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[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

when you say strongest do you mean largest? wire can go up to 4/0 gauge. are you saying you want to use 4 gauge as speaker wire?

wire goes higher than 4/0 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif