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Ok what does 8 gauge speaker wire do for me ?
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<blockquote data-quote="adulbrich" data-source="post: 8393123" data-attributes="member: 661255"><p>Yes. The lower you wire, the more current flows. 1/2 ohm nominal will allow more current to flow than 1 ohm nominal.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Umm.. no.. Telephone wire wouldn't take 1k at less than 1 ohm.</p><p></p><p>Don't use telephone wire for your subs. I wouldn't use that for my tweeters.</p><p></p><p>Where do you base your "facts"??</p><p></p><p>Does anyone realize what you're doing when you wire your amps low?</p><p></p><p>The amp puts out voltage. Amps are designed to put out different voltage into different loads. Some amps are designed to run a higher voltage, but lower current (commonly 2+ ohm amps and full bridge or Brazilian amps). Other amps are designed to put out a lot of current at lower voltages, like this Sundown amp that uses a Korean half-bridge board. Without knowing the output voltage, I can't say for sure if 8 gauge is necessary.</p><p></p><p>I do know that the amp will put out more current than it would if you wired it to one ohm. The telephone wire idea was absolutely ignorant.</p><p></p><p>The size of the wire determines how much current it can safely/continuously handle.</p><p></p><p>I <strong>rarely</strong> click the "dislike" button, but that's just plain stupid for 2k @ .5 nominal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adulbrich, post: 8393123, member: 661255"] Yes. The lower you wire, the more current flows. 1/2 ohm nominal will allow more current to flow than 1 ohm nominal. Umm.. no.. Telephone wire wouldn't take 1k at less than 1 ohm. Don't use telephone wire for your subs. I wouldn't use that for my tweeters. Where do you base your "facts"?? Does anyone realize what you're doing when you wire your amps low? The amp puts out voltage. Amps are designed to put out different voltage into different loads. Some amps are designed to run a higher voltage, but lower current (commonly 2+ ohm amps and full bridge or Brazilian amps). Other amps are designed to put out a lot of current at lower voltages, like this Sundown amp that uses a Korean half-bridge board. Without knowing the output voltage, I can't say for sure if 8 gauge is necessary. I do know that the amp will put out more current than it would if you wired it to one ohm. The telephone wire idea was absolutely ignorant. The size of the wire determines how much current it can safely/continuously handle. I [B]rarely[/B] click the "dislike" button, but that's just plain stupid for 2k @ .5 nominal. [/QUOTE]
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