davino Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Can anyone suggest a good wiregage thickness for the internal wiring between crossovers and individual speakers inside the cabinet? I recently had the drivers out of a JBL ND310 and noticed the crossover wiring consisted of 20AWG which I thought was rather thin, and it also looked to be aluminum core rather than copper. Does the wiregauge and copper vs. aluminum affect sound quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I re-used the factory wire when I installed new crossover networks in my Forte IIs. I'm not sure of the gauge but it definitely was thin. For that short of a run it isn't a big deal. If you want to change it out, go ahead. http://www.monoprice.com is a great site for quality wire on the cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 "I recently had the drivers out of a JBL ND310 and noticed the crossover wiring consisted of 20AWG which I thought was rather thin, and it also looked to be aluminum core rather than copper. Does the wiregauge and copper vs. aluminum affect sound quality?" 20ga is fine for the short lengths inside the cabinet. I tried 12ga and 14ga about 20 years ago and decided it wasn't worth the time and effort. I don't use bigger than 16ga most of the time. It's not aluminum, it's tinned copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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