Wire for the sub

[DoobieBrother 10+ year member]

The amp kit I bought for hooking up everything (Kicker CK44) has 16ga wire for speakers. It's Kicker and good quality. And geez if it isn't the thickest stuff (not including sheathing) I've seen calling itself 16ga. Really it looks like 14.

But anyway, I'm wondering if it's sufficient for my sub. I just a have a single JL 10w3v3 SVC running at 4ohms. Being pushed by a JBL amp giving it 300watts RMS. Looking at the chart, it looks like I'm on the edge of needing 14ga. I'm just wondering if this will be fine given that it is a very good quality of 16ga.

BTW, that price on Cardomain is funny. After price matching another site and such, I paid them like $51 plus shipping.

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[b0b 10+ year member]

how long will the wire be? if its short, you should be fine.

edit: this is the sticky at the top of the page regarding wire sizes http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166038

 

[DoobieBrother 10+ year member]

Probably 4ft. 5ft max. This is in an `03 Sierra extended cab pickup. Sub is in the center console with wire running straight back and amp hanging on rear wall.