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Message: <blockquote data-quote="maylar" data-source="post: 8316020" data-attributes="member: 541144">Not true. Especially with car audio and most especially with subs. Home audio at 8 ohms has higher voltages and low currents, but the sub amps we're using nowadays in car audio are low impedance and high current. The lower the load impedance, the higher the current and the more it matters what size wire we use.The OP asks about "speaker" wire. If he means main speakers, then 16 gauge is fine unless you're going long distance with a lot of power. But a 2 ohm sub at 1000 watts will draw 22 amps and that should be 12 gauge wire by electrical codes. Will you notice a difference between 14 and 12 gauge for 3 feet of sub wiring? Nope. But the 14 gauge will get warm.</blockquote>

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