kevinmi Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm getting ready to upgrade my K-horns with Crite's cast woofers, ct125 tweeters, and possibly wooden tratrix mids. I was wondering what wire should I use to connect everything? I'm not trying to open up a can of worms debate about zip cord vs. boutique cable or anything, just want to know what other people have used to re-wire their speakers with. Thanks, kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 For a couple bucks I asked Bob to add the same wire he uses on his crossovers. I'v had this done each time I send drivers to Bob for maintenance. But be careful my Khorn LF tried to eat me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Here is what a 1000 ft. roll of that stuff looks like. We go thorough one of those in a few months. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Some reasonably flexible fine-strand 14 or 12 gauge cable should more than fill the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 My MWM-s bass cabinets (in my avatar) had factory wiring in them when I got them and I am guessing that is 18 gauge. VERY thin. I left it in there after stripping it back to find it looking perfect after almost 30 years. I was surprised to see that thin wire but I have seen enough Klipsch speakers in my day that it was definitely stock from the factory. The MWM-s bass cabinets are designed to handle 200 watts, twice a Khorn. So you can use this as a measure of what the actual requirement is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erland Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I used 5mm x 0.5 mm flat heat-threated 99.99% pure silver from the silversmith. Pulled som cotton cover on them. Most will probably say "overkill" or wase of money, but then - I will never have to think about upgrading the internal wiring again[] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I will often use car audio speaker wire because it looks cool! I like to use the gold plated spade ends and solder the wire into the end. I don't use the red and black plastic covers. This wire was used in the "FLKhorns" www.dcchomes.com/FLKhorns.html Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 That looks kind of like the speaker wire I use, Knukonceptz Karma Kable. It's not expensive even in big sizes, sounds fine and looks cool. It used to come in blue and silver, but now it's grey and silver so it looks less obtrusive in living rooms.http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KAR08SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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