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14 OR 12 AWG ??

post #1 of 5
9/18/10 at 12:53pm
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im about to order 100 ft of speaker cable i wonder will 12 awg be too big? length to speaker will be around 15-20 ft in one room and the other about 12 -15?

 

right now i have old 16 awg, and the other just cheap zip chord, i have a lot of zip chord so i was also thinking about making a better cable out of what i already got.

any suggestions

 

thanks

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post #2 of 5
9/18/10 at 2:32pm

For longer runs, 12 AWG is better than 14. Belden Brilliance in 12/2 or 14/4 (11 AWG per terminal) would be good choices.

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post #3 of 5
9/19/10 at 1:40am
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Originally Posted by DaveBSC View Post

For longer runs, 12 AWG is better than 14. Belden Brilliance in 12/2 or 14/4 (11 AWG per terminal) would be good choices.


thanks i just cant make my mind up, i worry 12 awg would be too stiff

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post #4 of 5
9/19/10 at 4:37am

Stranded copper is very flexible even at large gauges. I wouldn't worry about flexibility. Heavy insulation will have more of an impact than the wire gauge will.

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post #5 of 5
9/19/10 at 7:25am

Why don't you talk with one of the service reps and buy a foot of each, then you can compare them side by side and decide.

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