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<blockquote data-quote="Merciless" data-source="post: 7624408" data-attributes="member: 626609">Hi,I have a 5 channel Alpine Amp.&nbsp; I am going with a component speaker system up front (probably Polk DB 5251) and have a sub for my trunk.I want to bridge Channels 1-4, so I can send 120w to each of my components.&nbsp; What gauge speaker wire should be sufficient to handle 120w RMS (240w Max)?&nbsp; I am running the wire from the amp in my trunk (so ~15 ft.) and my components also have a crossover if that matters.&nbsp; I was thinking 14AWG.I am going to send Channel #5&#039;s 150w to my sub (JL W1 10&quot;).&nbsp; The sub is also going to be in the trunk (so less than 5 ft.).&nbsp; What gauge wire should I run for 150w RMS (300w Max)?&nbsp; I was thinking 10AWG.The amp is a MRV-353, and has two 25A fuses.&nbsp; Total RMS power is 390w, total max is 780w.&nbsp; The amp is going to be ~25 ft. from the battery (~15 ft. straight line distance).&nbsp; What gauge wire do I need to support that power?&nbsp; I was thinking 8AWG.Do I need a fuse next to the battery?&nbsp; If so, what Amperage would you recommend?Is there anything else I will need for the install?I have a HU, an amp, speakers, and a sub.I know I need an -adapter to fit my HU to my carspeaker wiringsub wiringamp power wireamp ground wireamp remote start wireRCA&#039;s from HU to ampIs there anything I am missing?Thanks so much!Ben</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merciless, post: 7624408, member: 626609"] Hi, I have a 5 channel Alpine Amp. I am going with a component speaker system up front (probably Polk DB 5251) and have a sub for my trunk. I want to bridge Channels 1-4, so I can send 120w to each of my components. What gauge speaker wire should be sufficient to handle 120w RMS (240w Max)? I am running the wire from the amp in my trunk (so ~15 ft.) and my components also have a crossover if that matters. I was thinking 14AWG. I am going to send Channel #5's 150w to my sub (JL W1 10"). The sub is also going to be in the trunk (so less than 5 ft.). What gauge wire should I run for 150w RMS (300w Max)? I was thinking 10AWG. The amp is a MRV-353, and has two 25A fuses. Total RMS power is 390w, total max is 780w. The amp is going to be ~25 ft. from the battery (~15 ft. straight line distance). What gauge wire do I need to support that power? I was thinking 8AWG. Do I need a fuse next to the battery? If so, what Amperage would you recommend? Is there anything else I will need for the install? I have a HU, an amp, speakers, and a sub. I know I need an - adapter to fit my HU to my car speaker wiring sub wiring amp power wire amp ground wire amp remote start wire RCA's from HU to amp Is there anything I am missing? Thanks so much! Ben [/QUOTE]

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