Speaker Wire size

[~=METRO=~ 10+ year member]

Do you think that 0 gauge would be over kill for speaker wire

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[SuckMikeHawk23 10+ year member]

Originally posted by ~=METRO=~ Do you think that 0 gauge would be over kill for speaker wire

no, you should do it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by ~=METRO=~ Do you think that 0 gauge would be over kill for speaker wire

For speaker wire?!?!?! Good luck hooking up 0 gauge to a sub. If you mean power and ground wire, it would never hurt to use 0 gauge, but for subs 12 gauge is sufficient enough and maybe 10 to be safe.

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by ~=METRO=~ Do you think that 0 gauge would be over kill for speaker wire

Hmm.. based on length of wire.. I'd say you need 0/AWG if you are running ~4500 Watts to one speaker.. 17 ft of 0/AWG can run 1800 watts (~260 amps on a 50% efficient amp(s) ).. as the length goes down so does the need for biger wire.. Even at 4500 you might not need 0/AWG..

Hell, while you're at it, why not 0000 wire? make sure you can never hurt the wire while getting signal to the speaker //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[~=METRO=~ 10+ year member]

Thank you for you input

 

[~=METRO=~ 10+ year member]

oops not speaker wire amp wire sorry about that

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by ~=METRO=~ oops not speaker wire amp wire sorry about that

How many watts are you running?

 

[~=METRO=~ 10+ year member]

Originally posted by snova031 How many watts are you running?

I am runing a 375.1 RMS

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by ~=METRO=~ I am runing a 375.1 RMS

Run 4 gauge to be safe.