what gauge for subwoofers..

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09-13-2005, 02:55 PM

iLLlegal

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ok I wanna finish Up my box and mount the sub...hopefully get an amp this week or next..we shall see. anyway im running a 15" sub to a 2000watt amp..what gauge should I use to wire the sub up.. if someone can give me a quick reply that would be nice...

cUz I wanna go buy the wire tonight.. [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

thanks

09-13-2005, 03:03 PM

pgmaniac

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10guage

09-13-2005, 03:10 PM

JohnVroom

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There are guides and manufacturer recomendations for wire gauge to amplifiers (USACi even has a guide in their rules)...

where is the guide for comp sets and woofers?

09-13-2005, 03:33 PM

MAlby7

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I had 8 gauge going from my JL 500/1 to my 10W7 and it worked fine!

09-13-2005, 03:40 PM

M.C. Ryan

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The biggest wire you can fit.

09-13-2005, 04:01 PM

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hmmm 8 or 10 gauge should do it good..great thanks guys

09-13-2005, 05:24 PM

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For daily driving I'd use 8ga.

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09-13-2005, 08:35 PM

MrEastSide

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Ehh, I use 0 gauge for my 8 INCH mid range. It's good to squeeze every last drop out power out of the amp.

09-14-2005, 10:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by MrEastSide:
Ehh, I use 0 gauge for my 8 INCH mid range. It's good to squeeze every last drop out power out of the amp.

sounds like an idea... depending on where they're mounted it might cause to be a bit of a pain, especially if you had to run pos and neg into a door...