christ1 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I just bought my house and there is existing speaker wire in the walls. The problem is there are a couple long runs but only 16-gauge wire was used and I would like to upgrade to 14 or 12 gauge wire, but I do not care enough to change the wire that is in the wall. I can pretty easily change relatively large sections of the run without tearing into the drywall, but that would create a cable that changed gauge as it went to the speaker (i.e. 16 to 14 to 16 gauge). I can solder the different gauge wires together for a proper connection. Would the changing gauges of the wire cause any problems? My guess is 'no' but I just want to make sure. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 you don't need to cut out the old wire...just add the new wire parallel to it. Else, maybe you can use the old wire to pull the new wire thru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ1 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 The problem is the wire seems to be spackled into the drywall, so I cannot pull it through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Before you rip and tear, check out this handy dandy little speaker wire calculator. http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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