What gauge of speaker wire should i use?

[MaddMike740 10+ year member]

I'm gonna be powering (2) 6x9's and (2) 6 inch door speakers with an amp. Can i use regular 16ga wire from the amp or should i go heavier?

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[ascitiesburn69 10+ year member]

Kinda depends on the wattage that you plan to run to em but generally 16ga is fine for almost anything.

 

[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

for speaker applications because generally not more than ~200 watts is used 16 gauge works just fine, but if running high wattage like with most sub setups a larger gauge should be used