Wire Quality???

[Bigrick31 10+ year member]

So im looking on ebay for some 1/0 gauge power wire and for som 12 gauge twisted speaker wire when i come accross 2 differenc auctions. the first is for 250' of twisted visonik 12 gauge speaker wire for 49.99 and im thinking to myself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wowflash.gif.89a61f4caede63a11dac36e97d61323e.gif thats hella cheap

heres a link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5714555244&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Then im looking for some 1/0 wire and i find 20ft for 24.99 and hey thats hella cheap to

heres a link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5715076131&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

So my question is. is there a reason why this stuff is so cheap like its cheap quality or something. or is wire wire? and i should go with it. cuz if this is all the same quality as some of the other stuff i see than im gunna go with this. some one plz help thanx!

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[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

wire is wire

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

i disagree..there r different levels of sheilding/ insulation around wire... there r also differnt strand amounts per wire... i bought sum "4" gauge wire and looked like good 8 gauge...so on and so on....it all depends....but for speaker wire and stuff i dont really care about what wire i use i just end up gettin a little better then the worst.....good night all

 

[Einzee 10+ year member]

wire is wire EXCEPT is it solid or stranded? you obviously dont use solid wire in a moving vehicle. You need stranded because of its flexibility. The more strands = more flexible.

 

[jleecong 10+ year member]

I would say no to the power wire. He doesn't list the 0 gauge as OFC while he does list other wire as OFC in the description.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5715075429 Item with OFC

Maybe just send him an email asking about it.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

we don't live in a vacuum. I believe all electrical grade wire is mfgd. OFC, but as soon as it's exposed to air it's not OFC anymore. It's a marketing term - a little like a "Hi-Power" HU.

 

[jleecong 10+ year member]

we don't live in a vacuum. I believe all electrical grade wire is mfgd. OFC, but as soon as it's exposed to air it's not OFC anymore. It's a marketing term - a little like a "Hi-Power" HU.

Then why does everyone on the board say get OFC? I had never even heard the term or thought of it till I started reading here. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif
Makes since though. Just as many sellers list MAX watts instead of RMS to make it appear better than it is. Good info!