does guage matter much?

[lowcru 10+ year member]

I have a jbl 600.1 amp running 2 12 alpine E's hooked up with 8 guage wire. The power wire is about 15 feet long and the ground wire is about 4 feet long , it sounds allright but i was wondering if I was to replace the 8 guage with 4 guage and shorten the power and ground wire would I even notice a difference?

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[wesleysh 10+ year member]

Your amp would.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Ever drink a thick milkshake thru a long narrow straw?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

should be ok with that sonically anyway

 

[lowcru 10+ year member]

Its enough to hurt my ears, and its clean but you know how it is you can ALLWAYS use more

 

[richie1 10+ year member]

make sure that the power and ground wire are the same gauge. when using bigger gauge wire, you let more energy flow into the amp. bigger gauge is better but also a pain in the *** to work with

 

[kottonmouth 10+ year member]

imagine having 2 straws. one smaller and one bigger. ur the amp ******* power. which one is the easiest to get the most out of.

 

[khi 10+ year member]

Hey, how are those type E's???

are rthey mainly a SQ or SPL sub??

whats the rms/peak?

 

[Yitzy 10+ year member]

ya why doesn't Alpine publisize type E woofers at all (not on their site and hard to find anywhere else)

 

[lowcru 10+ year member]

I have them in a sealed box and they sound pretty good! I would definatly label them a SQ sub, they have the SAME EXACT SPECS as the type S, but SVC. Definatly $150 well spent for the pair!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif