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<blockquote data-quote="trumpet" data-source="post: 8089695" data-attributes="member: 628688"><p>Generally the only things I look for in speaker wire are a jacket that provides adequate protection but easy it's still easy to work with, and a good amount of conductors. I prefer OFC to CCA wire, but as long as the wire is big enough there's no audible difference. I've ran 16 ga to the back of my head unit and tapped into factory 18 ga wires and that worked just fine. There may be psychological benefits to using a good quality wire vs generic wire, but there's no need to get audiophile wire.</p><p></p><p>You can't get noise in your speakers because of cheap speaker wire. I've seen people say to never run your speaker wires next to your power wire but that doesn't matter. On the other end of the spectrum, you may have heard of people running a straightened piece of coat hanger wire as speaker wire and fooling people into thinking they're "hearing" an audiophile grade speaker wire. Don't stress it too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trumpet, post: 8089695, member: 628688"] Generally the only things I look for in speaker wire are a jacket that provides adequate protection but easy it's still easy to work with, and a good amount of conductors. I prefer OFC to CCA wire, but as long as the wire is big enough there's no audible difference. I've ran 16 ga to the back of my head unit and tapped into factory 18 ga wires and that worked just fine. There may be psychological benefits to using a good quality wire vs generic wire, but there's no need to get audiophile wire. You can't get noise in your speakers because of cheap speaker wire. I've seen people say to never run your speaker wires next to your power wire but that doesn't matter. On the other end of the spectrum, you may have heard of people running a straightened piece of coat hanger wire as speaker wire and fooling people into thinking they're "hearing" an audiophile grade speaker wire. Don't stress it too much. [/QUOTE]
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