Does it matter if I use home audio wires?

[nearwater4me 10+ year member]

Hello guys,

First time posting here,

I'm building a system for my car and I made a dumb mistake and ordered some 12 gauge speaker wires that were intended for home audio/video use. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

It seems to be nice in quality, and it says it's made of "Oxygen Free Copper".

Unlike regular automotive speaker wires, it doesn't have that silver coating in the wires.

Does it matter if I use these for my car, in terms of sound quality or durability?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks,

Dan

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

it'll be fine. i have phillips 16ga HT wire in my car for years.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Theres no difference between car & home speaker wire.

 

[blackdragonaudi 10+ year member]

It will be fine I am using monster cable for home for my sub wire lol.

 

[nearwater4me 10+ year member]

Thank you so much for the quick replies.

I feel a lot better now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Dan

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

btw, dont buy monster cables/wires. overpriced hype for the same wire...

 

[nearwater4me 10+ year member]

btw, dont buy monster cables/wires. overpriced hype for the same wire...

Oh, don't worry. I've heard that a lot.

I'm cheap anyway. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Dan

 

[sinicle 10+ year member]

Wire is wire, it doesn't matter if it says Home or Car, it's all WIRE, it all provides a path for electrons to flow, and it doesnt know the difference between a car, a house, a pig, or a dog.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Shit will burn up, don't listen.jk

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Shit will burn up, don't listen.jk

^^ This //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Oh and get a cap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

j/k

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

you know... i went to go do a system in a 85 Monte SS and the shop that got it before me used a 16ga speaker wire for a power lead on the HU. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

that shop did a SHIT *** job. anyways... back to the speaker wires...

 

[netzero 10+ year member]

I've chopped up a 30' extension chord and used it as speaker wire... anything that is wire will work, within reason.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i've chopped cord off anything dead and used for speaker/power wires. back when i did ghetto setups. lol

 

[slyk]

Use them! Save yourself some money!