Wire and resistance question for Dayton RS TMWW

[spadez]

Hi,

I am in the process of finishing up some speakers and I was wondering if anyone in the know could help me out. It is mostly to do with cabling and resistance.

My first question is, what overall resistance is this speaker, the Dayton RS TMWW. Is it 4ohm or 8ohm overall?

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php?15323-Dayton-RS-WMTW-Center-amp-TMWW-Mains

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php?36799-TMWW-3way-opotions

Secondly, in terms of wire, I can get some 14awg multicore wire from work for free. I was wondering if this would be sufficient to drive these speakers or if I am better off paying more. I would rather avoid paying if possible but if the wire is going to let down the speakers then I will have to pay. The wire will be running around 4-5 meters.

Thank you

[Chris D]

I'm not familiar with those particular speakers (you may want to ask in the DIY subforum) but 14 gauge speaker cable is generally fine for any speakers. I always overengineer things, so I use 12 gauge or higher, but if you have 14 gauge cable for free, heck, go for it!