Speaker wire gauge and subwoofers

[cool9 10+ year member]

Is there a chart for speaker wire gauge vs. subwoofer power? I have a 200 RMS/400 W Max subwoofer being bridged by a 2-channel amp. What gauge wire should I use? I've never had a subwoofer before.

My subwoofer (10" RF) also has a spring-loaded speaker terminal. You stick the wire in and the spring clamps it down. Except the spring is really strong almost to the point it feels like it'll cut the wire that's inserted inside.

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[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

16 gauge should be fine for you.

Im running 500wrms and using 12 gauge

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

it won't.

i'm a big fan of 14 gauge myself, seeing as you can buy a 50 foot roll of the stuff for 10 bucks at walmart.

12 guage is probably the best as far as speaker wire goes. You'd likely have to buy power wire to go any bigger than that.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Im running 14 guage monster cable i got it in 50 ft at my work it was on clearance for $5.00:naughty:

 

[cool9 10+ year member]

I missed the sticky wire guide. Thanks. I get all my stuff at ebay.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Oh alright yeah monster cable makes some real good speaker cable