AaronH Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Title speaks for itself. What do you guys use? I use 12G from blue jeans. I can't tell the difference from 16 to 12 when I made the jump. Anyone actually hear an audible difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 i use 16ga for 10ft runs. it's the same hookup wire I used to rewire my drivers to the crossovers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I prefer to use 8.5mm with an MSD 7AL Box! But no, really, I have silver plated 10 gauge copper and there is absolutely no audible difference! They are selling snake oil! If I buy a cheap amp with cheap internal parts, do you think it would sound any better with gold plated terminal??? You need to look at a woofer voice coil and realize, really.....really??? How big a wire do I actually need to carry enough power to melt that thing??? Roger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Anyone actually hear an audible difference? not only no... Hell no. folks don't normally choose gauge for sonic reasons... distance and resistance. Edited November 14, 2014 by Schu 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 They say there's one born every minute. Don't be a sucker, just use the right size for the length in question. Use quality wire but don't go overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I use 11 gage. No really: http://www.performanceaudio.com/item/Mogami-W3103/5639/ It lays on the floor really nicely and will follow your baseboards without curling up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I have some Monster cable that has turned green. Is this a sign I should scrap the wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 folks don't normally choose gauge for sonic reasons... distance and resistance. I've heard of guys using 10 gauge for absolutely everything, even very short distances, but that don't mean it helps anything. Any time anybody thinks that electrical current works like a water hose and a small wire is choking off the flow, pick up a massive 2,000 watt subwoofer and look at the size of the wire from the terminal to the voice coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I have some Monster cable that has turned green. Is this a sign I should scrap the wire? Green wire is just asking for a poor connection, replace it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 folks don't normally choose gauge for sonic reasons... distance and resistance. I've heard of guys using 10 gauge for absolutely everything, even very short distances, but that don't mean it helps anything. Any time anybody thinks that electrical current works like a water hose and a small wire is choking off the flow, pick up a massive 2,000 watt subwoofer and look at the size of the wire from the terminal to the voice coil. 2000 watts calls for a heavier gauge wire, the right gauge depends on length of the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) I only use one gauge of wire... because I bought one big spool of wire. I will probably NEVER use all of it, but I have it in case I need it. I think it's 10 or 12... I forget. edit: 250' spool of 12 gauge. Edited November 14, 2014 by Schu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Back in the early 90's in high school I used to get free industrial scrap, so basically when I started playing with car audio I had things going on like my RCA cables being made out of token ring networking cable that was going to be thrown away. Well, my power cables were 00 gauge welding cable, and my speaker wire was 8 gauge in some instances, which was especially dumb since it wasn't stranded. It was a bit overkill, but, it was free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) I use 12 ga, for no good reason really except I think 12 is better than 14, 14 is better than 16, 16 is better than..., well you get the idea; I don't have a clue! http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023901&p_id=2789&seq=1&format=2 Is there an audible difference? I haven't spent any significant time A/B'ing them, but there is none that that I can hear. I terminate everything I can with banana plugs, just as a personal preference. Edited November 14, 2014 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) They say there's one born every minute. There's a lollipop born every minute? Edited November 14, 2014 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Dum dums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I have some Monster cable that has turned green. Is this a sign I should scrap the wire? I believe it's caused by the insulation of that particular wire. Replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 14, 2014 Moderators Share Posted November 14, 2014 Totally agree with everyone. No audible difference between them. Longer runs are when you need to increase the gauge wire. Believe my wires are 14 gauge. With Monoprice, even 12 gauge is cheap. My monster cable also turned green many years ago. I'd throw it away and replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Good quality is all that matters, I have 10 to 16 throughout different areas. 14 is good for almost all apps, 12 if it's really long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) green/oxidizing wiring gives me nightmares... imagine the horror from childhood when you went to turn on your favorite battery operated toy only to find it smeared with gooey leaky green acid. Edited November 14, 2014 by Schu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) I generally go buy this chart on this webpage....or what ever I got left over http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm Edited November 15, 2014 by oldred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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