what guage wire?

[noob24 10+ year member]

just wondering if i have a 1600w amp, what guage wiring would be sufficient to run to the subs? thanks!

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[KINGDELL91 10+ year member]

humm might as well go 1/0

 

[negative_camber 10+ year member]

Are you talking about from battery-to-amp or amp-to-subs?

1/0 is a little overkill for speaker wire.

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[noob24 10+ year member]

amp to subs

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

10-12 -- however, is this 1600w from a legitimate amp or some off brand?

 

[noob24 10+ year member]

its a hifonics amp, im not really sure where that rates on the brand spectrum

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

For speaker wire 8-10 awg will suffice.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

its a hifonics amp, im not really sure where that rates on the brand spectrum

is it the 1606?

I'd go with 12 if it's only a few feet (1-5?) long, but larger wouldn't hurt.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

I have the same question sort of

I have a 250 watt RMS sub and have yet to buy speaker wire to run Sub to Amp

I have some 16AWG laying around will this be ok for a low wattage sub or should I go out and buy some 10-12 gauge wire?

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

12 GA at the least.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

12 GA at the least.

Alright thanks.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

16 gauge will work fine....

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

16 gauge will work fine....

So the 16 gauge I used for my HT will be fine?

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

So the 16 gauge I used for my HT will be fine?

14-16 is fine.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Ok all I need now is an RCA cable for my pre amp outputs

My amp wiring kit does not include one, where is the cheapest place to get one?