speaker wire, when do you go up in size ?

[big scott]

hi guys,

i was reading up on how to pick your speaker wire size. and from what i have read it goes buy how long the run is going to be.

is this all you account for ?

or are there power rating for speaker wire?

im trying to figure if i need 16ga or 14ga ect for my tweeters ,, mid-woofers .

well the wire i want only comes in 16ga and 12ga.

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Length and current draw/voltage drop.

Here's a handy calculator:

http://bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf

 

[big scott]

dam, thanks very much. that will help as i was not sure.