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My attempt at beating voltage drop. I know I cant beat it, but I can damn sure make sure I have enough reserve to hold my voltage.

Soooooooo not that I want to get in the middle of another pissing match, but when talking about wire there is another thing to think about besides just OFC or CCA......your end terminations. There's so much more to it then just copper or aluminum. Soldered terminals, crimped, fuses, how many fuses, quality of solder, amount of solder, type of crimp........... When you combine different metals there is also a voltage drop incorporated with that as well. Copper terminals, aluminum terminals, plated terminals, surface area of contact.... Take that into account when you're discussing your real-world results as well. There are literally thousands of combinations of equipment (besides the HU, amps and speakers) that make up your system and every little bit is going to affect it. All those small voltage drops probably add up and account for more voltage drop then a huge span of OFC or CCA. The way I look at it is this: Look at your system parameters and calculate the appropriate gear for the requirements. A great rule of thumb is 2x what you need for reliability. Then if you're happy with your voltage drop and all, then great, you're DONE! As was said above 99% of us aren't hard core competitors so gaining that 0.2V or 0.5dB isn't going to amount to squat on the Ear-O-Meter so just have fun with your system.

And,.. there is sized cca, that blows in % of mix... thats where youll get the dick... Again, i dont blame anyone for running whatever. But, like ive said a few dozen times...... Ill just run what i want,... Just like you. either way, we are all loving the same deal.

Seems to me that 2 runs of CCA does indeed beat 1 run of OFC in terms of capacity/loss etc... price will be debatable as there is always someone that says "I got my 20 feet of XXX wire for less than you listed" (that argument will be made by both sides to prove their points about cost effectiveness. Honestly, did anyone expect less runs of OFC to beat more runs of CCA? (assuming same size cable). But.. at the end of the day, the differences are really only relevant to those chasing tenths on the meter. You will not hear a 75W difference going to your subs when you are talking about running more than 1kw, let alone 3kw+... You will also not hear the difference of .15VDC... Your car will not care about the extra weight of the extra run of CCA... Your wallet will not likely care that you spend $30 for dual input + $80 for a spool of cable + a couple of extra terminals instead of spending $170 on a spool of cable. If you are chasing tenths, then break out your calculator and your wallet and run whatever cable setup that will meet your current carrying needs, whether it be CCA or OFC. There are some loud mf'ers on here that run CCA and they aren't wrong for it. There are some loud mf'ers on here that run OFC and they aren't wrong either. If your cable's capacity exceeds your system's draw, and your voltage is solid, you are probably doing it right. If you are not chasing tenths, then estimate what you need, and buy whatever you get the best deal on (or whichever will please you the most to install/look at/brag about etc..) because you just won't hear the difference.

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Very nice Lexus I might have to steal some of your ideals since i just bought a IS300. You going to the lexus meet?

shitttt.....cost me $150 to get the car detailed and fully stripped down and waxed again. I gotta post some pics for that kinda cash Had to have it lookin good for the photographer though.

Worth the stop, especially since He didn't Die Some people stopped by on their way through town and wanted to get a demo.

So only CCA comes in smaller less than oversized versions? No OFC has ever been skimpy?

What they are getting at tho is over extended periods I play the cca will fall farther and farther behind It's actually very simple science. Copper can transfer energy "faster/quicker/ more efficiently " than cca and over extended periods it will loose at an exponential rate

Thanks for the video Tony. ~Student @ D'Amore University

SPL scores are normally done in a very short period of time. The majority of energy supplied to the amplifiers would come from the battery bank. So what is the run of wires from batts to amps? Alt to batts would effect charging after the SPL burp more than anything. So then I propose a question, How does CCA Stack up against OFC in 3 back to back Bass Boxing Runs? Or after 20 minutes of demos at almost full volume?

about to try to give away a $300 amp that came directly outta my pocket....can i get a like?

Oh I don't give the users credit at all. Hell I got a ticket from our amazing helpdesk last month from a user that called in because ANTS where coming out of her keyboard. What am I supposed to do about that? BITCH STOP EATING OVER YOUR KEYBOARD. I finally got around to calling her a few days later. "Hey this is Desktop services, I hear you have ants" "Yeah, I did, I sprayed them with a bunch of raid, I got really sick, but I'm better now and the ants are gone so that's good" :: at this point I mute the phone because I'm laughing hysterically. :: "Well that's good, glad it all worked out, have a nice day" I got another one from a lady who claimed she couldn't get pages to load unless she rocked her computer back and fourth. You know, like a baby.

Well Jacob That was me in there and heres the vid yall

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