Bayuk89 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 So my sub wire is 12ga OFC sky high wire, run is less then 4 feet from box to 1500 watt amp... Just bought a twisted sounds 2.8k... With this higher output amp would i need bigger speaker wire or is 12ga enough ? My speaker terminals will accept 8ga and im gonna assume the 2.8k has 8ga outputs... Should i buy 8ga wire ? Or is 12ga OFC acceptable for this power.... Where is the "cut off" for when you need to upgrade your speaker wire ?
Triticum Agricolam Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Do you have each sub run back to the amp individually or do you have one pair of wires used for both subs? "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds:
Bayuk89 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Posted July 20, 2016 Each sub is wired in parallel in the box and on the outside each sub has its own run to the amp.. Each run from box to amp is about 4 ft.
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 http://www.electrovoice.com/cableloss.php That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.
zack_e89 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 http://www.electrovoice.com/cableloss.php Nice calculator, but I wish I knew more to fill it out correctly...I know something isn't right. The results I got said I'm pushing the limits of my 8ga leads to my subs. I remember looking at a chart a while back(couple years maybe) that made me feel comfortable with 8ga wire to each of my subs with a 7500 on each. I was going to do 4ga but had figured out back then that I wasn't even close to needing it. 97 Suburban 8 custom PSI Platform 3 18's
boometro Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 12awg will prob be just fine since the length is not that long. remember its acv not dc like power wire.
Bayuk89 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Posted July 20, 2016 The chart gave me a better understanding i guess...
Karkov Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 http://www.electrovoice.com/cableloss.php Never found this calc, thanks Broke, gonna play with that a bit at work tonight. 2007 Chevy Tahoe (SOLD) 12 ~ FI Audio X series 10" w/BP option 2 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @0.67 3 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @1.0 2 ~ PPI 3 way sets (not installed yet) 1 ~ RF T400-4, 1 ~ RF T600-2, 1 ~ RF T600-4 4 ~ CT Sounds 5.25" Strato comps (rear fill only) 1 ~ XS Power D4800 1 ~ XS Power D3400 8 ~ XS Power XP3000 160 stock alt, Mechman 370 Elite, 185 DC Power 320+ Sq. Ft. Sound Deadener Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knfjdkghjudfhsgkjdhf/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0
Bayuk89 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Posted July 21, 2016 What if you dont know the dampening factor of an amp ??? Sometimes the amp specs say 200>
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted July 21, 2016 Report Posted July 21, 2016 Just set it at 0, For what you're wanting to know it's irrelevant anyways. Changing that number has no impact on how much power the wire can supply. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.
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