ehinton Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 RF 52 RC 52 Yamaha svx661 I think i am runnin 14 or 16 gauge right now (is that ok), and will lower gauge help any, I am not having any issues right now, I was just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-Throat Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 RF 52 RC 52 Yamaha svx661 I think i am runnin 14 or 16 gauge right now (is that ok), and will lower gauge help any, I am not having any issues right now, I was just wondering. I think you are fine! - I don't believe gauge is that important a consideration. But what is absolutely critical is that you have the proper length to reach from the amplifier to the speaker. If it's too short you probably won't get any sound at all![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 But what is absolutely critical is that you have the proper length to reach from the amplifier to the speaker. If it's too short you probably won't get any sound at all! Wasn't that was PWK's solution for knocking the sensitivity of the fully horn loaded sytems down a bit[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 14 gauge is fine. 12 gauge might be just a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaddy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Unless your going really long distance you are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudnClear Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Do you have your speakers Bi-Wired? I highly recommend it for improved soundstage definition. This should give you a bigger improvement than increasing the gauge of your cable past 14 or so. If you haven't done it, here's how to try it: Your speakers each should have 4 posts on them, two red and two black. The upper set is for the tweeter and the lower set of for the woofer. Take two identical lengths of two conductor speaker wire. strip all 4 ends about 1/2 inch back. Lay the cables next to each other. Declare one end to be the receiver end and the other end to be the speaker end. On the receiver end, twist the positive leads together, and twist the negative leads together. Now your cable has two connections on the receiver end and 4 on the speaker end. Remove the metal jumpers from your speakers. On the speaker end of the cable with 4 exposed wires, connect a set of positive and negative to the upper posts on the speaker, and connect the other set of positive and negative to the lower posts on the speaker. Connect the positive and negative at the receiver end of the cable to the receiver. Repeat the process for the other speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzlemizzle Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=100-024 I bought that for my RF-5 setup and the dayton banana plugs and it is seriously great stuff. The 12gauge wire is very high quality and looks even better. And it's only $33 which is dirt cheap compared to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=100-024 I bought that for my RF-5 setup and the dayton banana plugs and it is seriously great stuff. The 12gauge wire is very high quality and looks even better. And it's only $33 which is dirt cheap compared to others. +1 on that! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehinton Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Well I have been doing some readying, and play around with Bi-amping my speakers, I read it helps with under powering a speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudnClear Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 bi wiring and bi amping are different things. I speak purely of bi-wiring in my entry above. Kimball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 A friend who has money to burn was wanting to run some speaker wire but he wants it to be thin. I suggest silver not for sound but because he could use a smaller gauge. Is there a comparison chart for silver vs copper gauge. For instance a 12 gauge copper would be what in silver gauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehinton Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yeah, I understood that. But I assume that just will simulate a thicker gauge, while bi-amping take the load of the amp, by sending two channels to one speaker, one for the highs and one for the lows. However, my understanding may be incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench722 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 This should help. Speaker Wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorcilantro Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 This is good: www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/wirecalculator.xls DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 A friend who has money to burn You need to have him call me... [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehinton Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 I might be wrong, but it seems as if bi-amp my speakers makes them sound better all around. I have a question now though. Since running them normal, the speakers shares the 90w per channel, which is essentially under powering them now in bi-amp mode am i sending 90w to the highs and 90w to the lows. and essentially overpowering them, which i should be carefull about. My biggest concern is the titanium tweeter/horn, as I don't know how it will react durning movie playback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 16 Gauge is Fine ..................... short answer !!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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