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16 gauge
Is 16 gauge wire sufficent to run 6X9 speakers. The wires to the speakers is gonna be about 8' long.
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yes and no..
yes it'll work, and if running the 6by9 off the head unit (not from an amp) is fine as the headunits speaker leads are that size or smaller.. if running an amp you'll make the amp work harder.. |
Re: 16 gauge
What gauge would you suggest with running off a amp?
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I've run 16 to amps, just not mine.. for some fun reading http://www.gtsparkplugs.com/WireSizeCalc.html |
Re: 16 gauge
16 ga will work fine for a pair of 6x9s
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the primary thing past length that determines wire gauge is current.. if you are using a 20 watt speaker.. then you could pull 1.4 or so amps.. a 16 would work out to just under 40 ft.. if i had the wire i would use it, if i was shopping for wire i would pick up the 12.. as posted overkill is better.. where i work i usually cut the power cable off of a piece of anything 220 on the way to the dump.. they tend to have 8 or 10 stranded..
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#14 is rated for 15 amps even the #16 is probably overkill. A regular speaker will never see that kind of current. A speaker isn't running at 12 volts either, probably something more like 50-100 so the current draw is actually quite low.
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I like 12 guage for most stuff. unless it's gonna be pushed.. my truck the wire to the 6by9 are 14 guage because I needed to get to sets of leads in the door.. and 2 pairs of 12 didn't fit.. and without sounddeadner, any little distortion will not be an issue with the sound coloration that will be going on.. the seperates have 10 guage going to them from the amp.. to the crossover.. overkill, maybe but I didn't buy seperates, to loose the sound from the wire.. it depends on what your needs are.. just tunes.. any wire will do.. 20 guage.. fine, just don't expect any bass control or crisp highs.. it al depends on what you call sounding ok to you.. with 6by9's low end that drops off like a rock (most) limiting them more with thin wire. is silly.. the more sound deadner you add the more you find that the little details make a huge difference.. |
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