Speaker Wire? what to get?

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

I need at least 75 feet of 14 awg for under 25 bucks. Any suggestions. I see audiopipe wire everywhere and has anyone ever tried ethereal wire? please I am ready to order and everything but im so stuck.

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[Gregulate 10+ year member]

monoprice.com has great wire at great prices.

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

hmm ill check em out. any others?

 

[Gregulate 10+ year member]

I bought some scoshe wire a few months ago from wally world; it worked pretty well.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

14 GAUGE 100 FEET BLUE SPEAKER WIRE HIGH PERFORMANCE

 

Price:US $19.85

Oxygen Free Copper Speaker Wire

 

14 GAUGE 100 FEET BLUE SPEAKER WIRE HIGH PERFORMANCE | eBay

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

they are a little expensive. Has anyone tried cadence? they are cca but then again they are 14awg and cheap.

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

Rich I really might just jump on that speaker wire. it looks pretty darn good.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Save me some!

: )

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

the ofc is going to be your best bet. just get it.

 

[BnGRacing 10+ year member]

Here's a suggestion; search Amazon.

I'm also kinda weary of off-brand and really cheap speaker wire, despite being advertised as 'O2 free'. What troubles me is that it's not the impurities in the copper that's usually the issue, it's the shielding around the wire that will cause trouble. Cheap shielding will react with copper and make it oxidize...heard some horror stories with that Monoprice stuff.

I picked up 100' of Monster 16ga for around $30 shipped not too long ago from Amazon. It's worth a shot.

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

yea i checked amazon but if ur running 125 watts to each speaker ur gonna want 14 gauge to say the least. I got good knu 12 gauge for the subs though. had to //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i bought what rich recommended as well.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

dont run cadence..they bs alot of specs.

as well, i run streetwirez, im running their 12 gauge.

and im running 300watts 2 ways per side.

but only in 6' increments.

 

[BnGRacing 10+ year member]

yea i checked amazon but if ur running 125 watts to each speaker ur gonna want 14 gauge to say the least. I got good knu 12 gauge for the subs though. had to //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifi bought what rich recommended as well.

What you have to worry about is impedance. A 20' run of 16ga speaker wire is adequate for a 4ohm speaker.

Also remember; you'll be using a HPF of some sort and will only see 125w, if that, in short bursts and not continuously; you listen to speakers and not resistors. You will not hear a difference between 16ga and 14ga unless the runs are very long.

 

[Bggd_GMC 10+ year member]

i bought 125ft of Cadence 14awg for i think 15 bucks

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

yea but cadence is cca and i just bout 100' of ofc 14 AWG for 20. and 20' of ofc 12AWG from knu for 21.