i would reccomend 4 gauge wiring or something like that. i have it in my blazer and i have no regrets. if you use 16 gauge wiring , you might not have enough juice. hope this helps somewhat.91S104x4 said:Will 16 gauge wire be fine for a Pioneer GM-5100T amp hooked up to a Kicker CompVR12?
380watts RMSx1 @ 4ohms?
760 watts max
i also use 8 gauge SPEAKER wire for my subs.....slammed03s_dime said:i got 8 guage speaker wire running from my amp to the sub
WOW!, so what are you running about 40,000 watts:haha:TnHombre said:i also use 8 gauge SPEAKER wire for my subs.....
WhiteZQ8 is right, running 8ga speaker wire is a total waste. Do something like that only for looks, if you must. If you think spending the extra $ on that big of speaker wire will gain any performance, you are mistaken.WhiteZQ8 said:the power wire rules don't apply to speaker wire, the signal your subs get from the amp is AC, not DC, 16 guage is just fine
http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf
Its this type of mentality that gets poeple worried they have to run 8ga wire with their 500 watt amp/sub setup. There is such a thing as too big of wire, if its a complete waste. Yes guys, if you are Scotty Johnson running 30,000 watts, knock yourself out. But we aren't discussing untra high-end SPL rigs, we are discussing a DD system with 380 watts. 14 or even 16ga would be sufficient, if you want overkill to be sure, run 12ga. Suggesting anything more than that is asking the guy to waste his money that could better spent elsewhere.s10FoxRida125 said:the lower the guage the better. theres never such thing as too low
audioholic said:30,000 watts, we are discussing a DD system
ya i wasent mainly referring to this case, what i was tlaking about was for power and ground wires etc.audioholic said:Its this type of mentality that gets poeple worried they have to run 8ga wire with their 500 watt amp/sub setup. There is such a thing as too big of wire, if its a complete waste. Yes guys, if you are Scotty Johnson running 30,000 watts, knock yourself out. But we aren't discussing untra high-end SPL rigs, we are discussing a DD system with 380 watts. 14 or even 16ga would be sufficient, if you want overkill to be sure, run 12ga. Suggesting anything more than that is asking the guy to waste his money that could better spent elsewhere.