What gauge wire should i use?

[labelhunter]

What gauge wire should i use to wire up all my speakers. I was thinking 12 but do i really need 12 gauge wire. 16 is so much cheaper. Im running the fosgate 301x. its 40 watts per channel @ 4 ohms. thanks guys

[jaydub]

For speaker wire, you'll be fine with 16ga. I went with 14ga, but only because that's all it came in (i stuck with a particular brand).

If you're looking for it cheap, check out ebay. There's usually 50ft. rolls of it going on there for like $10.

[labelhunter]

Yea, I went with stinger 16 gauge wire. it was 10 bucks plus 6 shipping for 50 ft. Thanks for the reply, makes me feel good i did the right thing.

[jaydub]

mahaha stinger is my favorite. I just bought a shitload of it.

http://www.dubfusion.com/temp/new_gear_03.jpg

http://www.dubfusion.com/temp/stinger_expert_series_01.jpg

http://www.dubfusion.com/car_audio/current_equipment/stinger_02.jpg

[ViViDPeArL]

NICE! 0 GAUGE IS THE YUMMIEST!

[ViViDPeArL]

btw...did you get a deal on it? or did you order it from the internet? i was just wondering incase you found a site that had good prices....

[jaydub]

i got my d-blocks & fuse holders from a user I found on ebay, hifisoundconnection has the best prices. they have a website at www.hifisoundconnection.com, but to be honest they were a bit slow on responding to my order on their website, but I'm sure it's because the site just launched.

The cable I actually bought from a buddy of mine who runs a shop.

[oogy-boogy]

16's fine for the amount of power you're running.

Jaydub: Nice set-up. I've always been a fan of their product myself.

[IceD out N CALI]

Originally posted by ViViDPeArL
NICE! 0 GAUGE IS THE YUMMIEST!

thats fat as hell

[jaydub]

Originally posted by IceD out N CALI


thats fat as hell
check it out
http://www.dubfusion.com/car_audio/current_equipment/stinger_01.jpg

[ViViDPeArL]

:p :confused: :eek:

[PCPPharm.D]

hey maybe you guys could help me out here
i just got alpine 9813, kicker s10l7, kicker amp 300.2
and i am looking for amp kit, but the person who sold
the amp to me to buy 4gauge wires, but
the kicker manuel said use 8 gauge wires
which one is better and the 300 wats for my sub is it good enough power.......
thanks ephatchers

[jaydub]

You won't hurt anything by using wires bigger than what is recommended by the manufacturer. I wanted to go with bigger cables in case I ever upgraded my amps, I won't have to deal with re-running my cables with a bigger one. It's all a matter of preference though.

If you haven't bought the cable yet, try walmart. They sell Scosche amp kits that are pretty decent quality (though I don't know if they carry a 4ga amp kit) and if they don't, try http://www.knukonceptz.com . I used the knukonceptz kit, and it's pretty good for the price (around $30 I believe).

Hope that helps.

[PCPPharm.D]

thanks for the info i'll get the
4 gauge wire from rockford foskate amp kit
and lighting audio capacitor..... \
and hoop up my stereo system...
hope they sound good