I have 35' of wire to my surrounds is 14 guage wire enough or would 12 guage be better Thanks Rich
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If you haven't already bought the wire, go with 12-guage. 14-guage probably would work, but why possibly restrict your system?.
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I read a thread about this type of issue recently on another forum. The only advantage to the smaller 14 awg that one guy pointed out is that it is usually easier to pull through the PVC pipes (or whatever pipes are used) in an in-wall installation. That guy said he had a real tough time pulling the 12 awg through.- Bottom
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My rears which are 35 foot runs both use 12 gauge. I preferred it.
My front use 10 gauge.
I would use 12 but 14 will work. Be sure if you are running in wall, you get in wall CL3 rated wire.- Bottom
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Let's see if I got this right the lower gauge number the thicker the wire right Now, the thicker the wire the less signal loss and bass response? is there a formula on figuring out what guage for how many feet? Shane why would you use 10 gauge for the mains since ussually they are shorter wire lengths Thanks Rich- Bottom
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Originally posted by aud19:B :rofl:
That lube is so freeking messy! uuuuugggggg
sorry I am a nut and sometimes act to silly!The Bitterness of poor quality last longer than the joy of low prices.- Bottom
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There is a formula. I'll go look for it.
I used 10 gauge because it was available locally and I liked the thicker gauge stuff
No reason otherwise. It's just 10 gauge Monster XP. Nothing special.
I intend on replacing it with a 30 foot spool of twisted 11 guage from Ixos but I haven't had time.- Bottom
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Here's a good article on speaker wires. The main point as far as guage selection goes is that the wire resistance (factor of guage and length) should not exceed 5% of the minimum impedance of the speaker.
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Originally posted by Shane Martin...I used 10 gauge because it was available locally and I liked the thicker gauge stuff
No reason otherwise. It's just 10 gauge Monster XP. Nothing special....- Bottom
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Originally posted by AzekeFYI.
Beware, wire lube is highly combustible.
Regards,
Azeke
Edit: Also for Pro installation is was good that we had audio in mind from the begining. We had all the PVC pipes for the sound booth and amps ran through the SLAB. For homes you can just pre-wire and use wire staples and skip the PVC pipe (wire conduit) all together.The Bitterness of poor quality last longer than the joy of low prices.- Bottom
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Originally posted by TubbyI read an article somewhere, can't remember but anyway the guy suggested 2 runs of 14 rather than 1 run of 12. The 2 14s will give you an equiavlent of about 11 gauge but less capacitance I think was his point.Jason- Bottom
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Originally posted by TubbyI read an article somewhere, can't remember but anyway the guy suggested 2 runs of 14 rather than 1 run of 12. The 2 14s will give you an equiavlent of about 11 gauge but less capacitance I think was his point.
How does this work one pair for highs and one for lows? Rich- Bottom
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Originally posted by aud19Nope, mine aren't bi-wire/bi-amp capable. You just use both + and - on one cable just for the + and both from the second cable for the -. Twist them together, solder and add banana jack in my case- Bottom
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I thought the main reason people would run 16/4 was to give them the ability to Bi-Amp in the future. I don't think that twisting them together is going to give you better sound? :scratchhead:The Bitterness of poor quality last longer than the joy of low prices.- Bottom
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@ 35 feet, the resistance on a 12 awg wire would be about .056 ohms and about .090 ohms on 14 awg. basically negligable difference at such a short run.
check it out: http://www.stealth316.com/2-wire-resistance.htm
this too if you really want to "nerd it up":
RB-1070
RC-1070
RCD-1072
B&W-DM602 s3- Bottom
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