Wiring Subs

[morales209]

ive seen people use 8 guage power wire to wire their subs. does this make a difference? i got 4 15 cvx and 2 fosgate power 1500 watt amps

[Applejack]

the bigger the wire the more electric current you move

[morales209]

the bigger the wire the more electric current you move

will u be able to notice the difference

[ChevyBoy]

depends what on their now

[Forevrbumpn]

a lot harder to use I would say is the biggest issue

I wouldn't go past 10 gauge with those subs, even 12 gauge is probably just about perfect

8 gauge makes it really hard to wire multiple coils

[audiofanaticz]

the bigger the wire the more electric current you move

Not totally true. It reduces the chance of added resistance by allowing more current to flow through the wire. The added resistance makes your amp see a higher ohm load and puts out less power.

will u be able to notice the difference

depends what on their now

If your running like a 16 or 18 gauge wire currently maybe you would notice a little extra thump.

a lot harder to use I would say is the biggest issue

I wouldn't go past 10 gauge with those subs, even 12 gauge is probably just about perfect

8 gauge makes it really hard to wire multiple coils

It depends on the amount of power being used for the setup, but x2 on using a good 10 gauge wire, unless your pushing 2500+rms out of each amp, you wont really need 8 gauge.

But depending on the subs you can easily use a 8 gauge wire, or even 4 gauge. It just depends on the speaker(s) and how you are wiring it all.