While the 16 gauge wire will work you will always question if you are restricting the signal to the speaker especially at higher volumes. If your product becomes faulty in the first 6 years from purchase, we will repair or replace your unit with a brand new item. Now we feature compression horns, bullet tweeters and slot type units in addition to the more traditional dome tweeters. Speaker cords with a copper conductor are stranded, but it is possible to use solid copper cables as well. Before we can discuss what gauge wire is appropriate for your speakers, you first need to understand what wire gauge even is.

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The intention of better quality speaker cable is to give the signal room to breathe so the signal can pass freely through the cable.

Loose strands could make contact with the cable's other lead and cause a short circuit, potentially damaging your components. It's there a way to safely wire one speaker in mono using the speaker wire, either at the speaker or the amp?Read this guide to learn how to select speaker cables based on structure, gauge, impedance, resistance, and length. The easiest way to measure the distance of your cable run is to simply take a string from the source to your speakers.

This will give you very close to an exact distance and it works whether your speakers are indoors or outdoors. We are so impressed with the build quality of all Sonos products, we offer an automatic 6-year extended warranty on all Sonos products at no extra cost, giving you complete peace of mind. The resistance of the speaker cable begins to affect the quality of the cable when it is more than 5 percent of the speaker impedance. This speaker cable has tight winding of the high purity CCA conductors and durable transparent plastic (insulation).

Rated for both in-wall and direct burial use, this two-conductor high strand count copper cable provides excellent signal transfer for installations where background music is needed, and the 16-gauge thickness is ideal for shorter wire runs (under 50 ft) with 8-ohm speakers. Bill -- The great thing about home audio is that 4 people can listen to the same speaker and come up with 4 different opinions - too bright, too dull, a little boomy in the bass, could use a little more bottom. There are lots of different gauges, lengths, and connector types, and that can make choosing the right kind for your needs difficult.

Our selection is extensive and each product has full performance documentation showing real power figures and current consumption.Always read the instructions for information about care and usage as different speakers have different capabilities. To help you choose the right speakers, we recommend using Crutchfield’s SpeakerCompare Listening Kit. If the cables are run in the ceilings or walls of your house to conceal the cables, you will need to ensure they are rated CL2 or CL3.