what gauge for amp to door speakers

[wp7456 10+ year member]

is some cheap brand 18 gauge okay for a ~15 foot run from the amp to the crossovers? And then for the crossovers to the tweeters and woofers?

I have a ton of 18 gauge speaker wire(2 runs connected to each other) and I have 50 feet of 14 gauge power wire (just one run of wire).

Is it a good idea to run the 18 gauge from my amp to the x-overs and the 14 gauge from the x-overs to the tweeters/woofers?

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[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

depends on how much power. I have 16 gauge ran to my quarts with 85 watts.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

why not run the 14 ga from the amp to the crossover

and then the 18 to the mid and tweet?

realisitcally you wont notice a diffrance in sound

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

~ 125 watts using an sax 125.2

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

mostly because I would need two runs of the 14 gauge per side, it is like power wire.

I think I will just run the crap off-brand 18 gauge to the x-overs, then use the 14 gauge from there to the woofs/tweets.

I just wanted to make sure that 18 gauge over the length of the car wont be a problem.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

i don't run anything less than 16ga. personally, but i doubt you'll notice the diff between 16g and 18ga.

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

aight thanks guys, I think i'll just go 18 gauge amp to xover and then 14 gauge from xover to tweet/woofer.