What speaker wire? Does it really make that big of a Diff?

[SomeguyinPDX 10+ year member]

Getting ready to rewire my mids and tweets. I will only be running 100w max through each wire. I already have wire for my subs but am getting ready to buy, but what to get?

I read this interesting artical about wire, and now it's making me re-think my original choice.

Please read this opening page (to the end) before suggesting any brand. Sorry its a lil long but its a good read. (10min)

Speaker Wire

Thanks Matt

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[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

it should but then again your not pulling that much current in this case..

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

16awg is fine. Knukonceptz product detail for KORD ULTRA FLEX 16 GAUGE SPEAKER WIRE same wire I use in my setup and I run more power then you with zero issues.

I have 30ft of new cadence 14awg wire if u need. Its really 16awg based on strand count but its good enough.

 

[brodeisel 10+ year member]

im running 14 gauge wire of there cheaper stuff just because im only going to run 80 watts through it i felt like i would be safe with that.

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

That's a good article to have read, but I think one of the big messages to take from that article is to not overthink the purchasing of wire. Any 16awg copper wire should be fine for your purpose (provided its not far too long), buy something on kukonceptz or partsexpress, or just go to lowes and get what you need immediately.

 

[SomeguyinPDX 10+ year member]

Though, I do like those $8900 per 6ft. rca's.

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

16awg is fine. Knukonceptz product detail for KORD ULTRA FLEX 16 GAUGE SPEAKER WIRE same wire I use in my setup and I run more power then you with zero issues.
I have 30ft of new cadence 14awg wire if u need. Its really 16awg based on strand count but its good enough.

Buy his Cadence wire, it's fine on that power at the distance you will be running at.

If everybody can understand this, why can't everybody understand that an unclipped watt is an unclipped watt? lol

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

Though, I do like those $8900 per 6ft. rca's.

I've seen cables that supposedly are one way... i.e. they have an output side and input side. They "flow" better in one direction than others? WTF?

 

[SomeguyinPDX 10+ year member]

I've seen cables that supposedly are one way... i.e. they have an output side and input side. They "flow" better in one direction than others? WTF?

Havent seen those before! But if they cost more they must be better. Right?

Also, love the wire conditioner for $249. (to break in your new wire) WTF

 

[SomeguyinPDX 10+ year member]

Took your advice bout the Knuconceptz wire. Picked up a 100' roll of the "16ga. Karma SS Speaker Kable" Pure copper and double the stran count of Stingers SGW516BC (56stran acording to stinger)(112stran count acording to Knuconceptz)???

16 Gauge Speaker Wire

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

Yeah, there's some insane stuff out there when it comes to cables. Look into some of the "high-end" home audio stuff for a good laugh.