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What gauge speaker wire do I need for subs?

If your subsystem will turn off more than 1000 watts RMS, you can use a 12-caliber loudspeaker cable, but a 16-caliber loudspeaker wire works well for most installations.

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What gauge wire should I use for my subwoofer?

If your subsystem will turn off more than 1000 watts of RMS, you can use a 12-calibre loudspeaker wire, but a 16-calibre loudspeaker wire works well for most installations.

What gauge speaker wire should I use for subwoofer?

If your subsystem is going to turn off more than 1000 RMS watts, you can use a 12-calibre speaker cable, but a 16-calibre speaker wire works well for most installations.

What gauge wire to use for subwoofers?

If your subsystem has more than 1,000 RMS watts, you can use a 12-caliber speaker cable, but the 16-caliber speaker cable works well for most installations.

What size speaker wire do I need for my subs?

If your subsystem will turn off more than 1000 watts of RMS, you can use a 12-calibre loudspeaker wire, but a 16-calibre loudspeaker wire works well for most installations.

What gauge speaker wire should I use?

The thick wire (12 or 14 gauges) is recommended for long wire towers, high power applications and waterproof diffusers (4 or 6 ohms). For relatively short towers (less than 50 feet) to 8 ohm loudspeakers, or 16 wire gauges generally goes very well.