jfg02 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Just received a 200' spool of Monster XP cable. I tough it was 14 awg but it seems to be 16 awg. The distance from the amp (HK 3600) to the rear RF-82 will be about 35 to 40'. Distance from the front will be about 5'. I plan to double the cable for each RF-82 tower (bi-cable). Is the cable is going to be to small for that use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfg02 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Just received a 200' spool of Monster XP cable. I tough it was 14 awg but it seems to be 16 awg. The distance from the amp (HK 3600) to the rear RF-82 will be about 35 to 40'. Distance from the front will be about 5'. I plan to double the cable for each RF-82 tower (bi-cable). Is the cable is going to be to small for that use ? No use of the bridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I have a few 100' spools of thicker cable. If you want to trade some, we can work it out. What you have is good for internal speaker wiring that I plan to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfg02 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Right now I live in Montreal, Canada. Might be hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitedemo Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 16 awg probably isnt ideal for that length, take a look at monoprice and their 12awg, bi wiring really isnt necessary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfg02 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 What would bi-wiring bring (or not bring). Tough that by bi-wiring the cables, the "connectivity" would be better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Just received a 200' spool of Monster XP cable. I tough it was 14 awg but it seems to be 16 awg. The distance from the amp (HK 3600) to the rear RF-82 will be about 35 to 40'. Distance from the front will be about 5'. I plan to double the cable for each RF-82 tower (bi-cable). Is the cable is going to be to small for that use ? The table ( http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable ) says that 16 AWG is marginally ok for an 8-ohm load. I would be tempted to double the wire on the long runs, dropping the 16 AWG to 13 AWG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 With 8 ohm speakers, you can use smaller wire. 4ohm speakers require larger wire. Here is a neat calculator you can use to figure things out. http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I have 8 gauge cable running about 5 feet to each speaker. Doubles as jumper cables if I need them. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfg02 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 With 8 ohm speakers, you can use smaller wire. 4ohm speakers require larger wire. Here is a neat calculator you can use to figure things out. http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf Are my RF-82s 8 ohm speakers ? Think so, but since I'm new in home audio... Peter, when you are talking about doubling the cable, is it the same thing as bi-wiring it ? Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Peter, when you are talking about doubling the cable, is it the same thing as bi-wiring it ? Thanks ! Just to let people know that I wasn't ignoring the question... We exchanged by email in our native French. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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