speaker wire ?

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renovation
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speaker wire ?

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is there much of a loss between 16 gage and 18 gage braided in 25 ft runs ?
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i doubt it will make a difference for you unless the speakers you're running are super inefficient and the amp/speaker combo is high resistance. i've always used 18ga wire from the hardware store. :)
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Post by normalicy »

Depends on the power you plan to run to the speakers. I personally recommend 16ga for such a long run though.

Here's a good reference:
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm
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