subwoofer wire

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

does the quality of wire make much difference ?

ex: http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KAR16BLS

and

http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/2366

Click to read more...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't use 18awg for subwoofer wiring...

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

yea i didnt mention that was for my comps ... ima use 12awg for my orion 600d (sub undecided)

but is there much of a difference in quality of sound ?

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

yeah i dont even use 18awg for my components....

 

[thugpassion 10+ year member]

i use 12awg modile spec for my sub, 16awg twisted monster for my comps

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

i use 12awg modile spec for my sub, 16awg twisted monster for my comps

Didn't have a better use for the extra coin you dropped for no reason or what?

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

lol thanx for the help but my main question is will there be a decent difference in sq ?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

If your speakers can't get adequate power because of losses in the wire, then sure.

I wouldn't go below 16awg for components, myself...

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

does the twisted have an advantage over the regular speaker wire (if its the same awg) and is more than a minor difference

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

bump

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

eh, i'm doing ok right now with 18 gauge all around... but i'm going bigger when i redo my interior

 

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

16ga for speakers (18ga is fine...16ga leaves headroom)

12ga for subwoofers

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

I second 16ga for door speakers. I ran 12 ga in my jetta, and they picked up a lot of noise compared to 16ga.

Twisted pair is more pliable, and less likely to stress and break inside the sheathing in door jambs, etc. where it gets stressed and bent on a regular basis. Some people insist that twisted pair cables have better noise rejection, but i think that has more to do with appropriately sized wire for the amount of power you're running than the type of wire.

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

10 guage for me would of liked 8 guage but already made the order //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif