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<blockquote data-quote="Radioflyer97" data-source="post: 3242368" data-attributes="member: 572356"><p>you really should go with 16 gauge all the way. (14 gauge is optimal for power levels over 100 watts per channel) especially over a longer run like speaker wires.</p><p></p><p>you're losing roughly 30% power which will mostly show up in your lower end. 20 gauge has a 8 amp capacity while 16 has a 20 amp capacity over a short run (these values get smaller over distances of 4+ feet) I understand it's a pita to get wires through the doors, but in the long run your ears will thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Radioflyer97, post: 3242368, member: 572356"] you really should go with 16 gauge all the way. (14 gauge is optimal for power levels over 100 watts per channel) especially over a longer run like speaker wires. you're losing roughly 30% power which will mostly show up in your lower end. 20 gauge has a 8 amp capacity while 16 has a 20 amp capacity over a short run (these values get smaller over distances of 4+ feet) I understand it's a pita to get wires through the doors, but in the long run your ears will thank you. [/QUOTE]
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