Subwoofer Wire?

[masterbusa2]

Okay so I have a 15" power acoustik fubar, and I was wondering if I should go better than just el cheapo 14 gauge speaker wire and if so I was thinking Knu speaker wire but Idk which set of their wires are meant for high power? I think maybe the Karma SS 8 gauge, but idk if thats their best wire for speaker wire... hit me up guys lemme kno

[LUV bass]

Bigger wire won't hurt anything, unless it's too big to fit in your amp/sub connectors. A lot of guys use the karma ss 8ga for subwoofer wire, but some say it's a pain in the ass to strip. Any of the other knu speaker wire that is 12 or 10 ga would also work great.

[pa-pa-platypus]

i personally use 10 gauge..honestly in most situations you really dont need much bigger.. pain in the ass to fit in the terminals which really isnt worth it

[BeatBox]

yup 10-12g should be perfect

cheapest route i found was 100ft from ebay for like $25 shipped

[masterbusa2]

I have monster 16 gauge speaker wire thats just like the karma so i think i may go with 8 or 10 gauge karma wire and yeah it is u just get an exacto knife and cut that rubber jacket thanks guys

[BassMunky]

not to thread jack, but if you double up wire what does it compare too? let say you ran 2 runs of 12 gauge to the terminal what does that equal too?

[masterbusa2]

I always thought that it would like build up resistances or something I have just never done it, better to just get one run of cables, but I suppose it wouldnt hurt to try? lol xD I really dont know half as much as some of these guys on here

[CHEVY4X4BLAZER]

I believe its the same concept as using multiple runs of power wire from alts to battery banks. Which means LESS resiistance.

[IBleedMusick]

not to thread jack, but if you double up wire what does it compare too? let say you ran 2 runs of 12 gauge to the terminal what does that equal too?

If I understand your question correctly then the answer is a huge mess. Whether you use 8, 10 or 12 the gauge won't change anything if the wire has a good strand count. Making more that one run to the same terminals is just asking for a headache an unnecessary one at that. At the end of the day the lowest gauge I try and go is 10 gauge and I use Stinger HPM makes life simple because I am not fighting the sub to fit terminals especially when I need to twist multiple pieces together to drop the ohms.

[Lbox88]

I believe its the same concept as using multiple runs of power wire from alts to battery banks. Which means LESS resiistance.

Correct. Not necessary though in this situation, just a headache in the making.