What speaker gauge for my setup?

[Luvin Da Blues]

.....but cables from one device need to match in resistance and gauge.
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So, if your using the same guage wire but the lengths are different how do you match the resistance of the cables??????

[pixelthis]

So, if your using the same guage wire but the lengths are different how do you match the resistance of the cables??????

ALL YOU HAVE to do is pay attention to the guage.
IN EXTREME cases (one foot on one side, twenty on the other)
you can have a resistance difference, but it wont matter much if you
use the same guage.
But if the short one is 12g and the long one is 16 or 20, you could get a difference.
THE RESISTANCE difference between one ft and twenty ft
wires of the same guage are slight, so use the same guage
for every channel, excepting channels with outboard amps.
WHAT guage you use on those will only matter in relation to other cables connected to the same amp.

[hifitommy]

"ALL YOU HAVE to do is pay attention to the gauge"

its not only the gauge that affects sound. one can get superior sound from inexpensive aftermarket wire like audioquest type 4.

i replaced 12 gauge monster twinlead with type 4 and at first thought i was getting less bass. after about a week i realized the bass was going just as deep or deeper but the definition was notably better due to less bass overhang. it was definitely less muddy and more detailed.

the aq4 is 15ga and litz in construction. perhaps with a $100 receiver one wouldnt notice a difference but with a $500 one with good speakers, the difference would be easy to discern.

[pixelthis]

"ALL YOU HAVE to do is pay attention to the gauge"

its not only the gauge that affects sound. one can get superior sound from inexpensive aftermarket wire like audioquest type 4.

i replaced 12 gauge monster twinlead with type 4 and at first thought i was getting less bass. after about a week i realized the bass was going just as deep or deeper but the definition was notably better due to less bass overhang. it was definitely less muddy and more detailed.

the aq4 is 15ga and litz in construction. perhaps with a $100 receiver one wouldnt notice a difference but with a $500 one with good speakers, the difference would be easy to discern.

In your imagination, maybe.
I have a 1,000 receiver, with a 125wpc amp hooked to left/right,
run that at whatever guage the set of 200$ Monsters I bought
from a friend are, they are pretty thick.
BUT this has been double blinded to death, it takes a very sensitive ear to even tell major diffs in cable.
BUT that is not what I WAS TALKING about, just stating that
with speaker wire there is usually very little that matters as far as resistance is concerned. ONLY with very tiny cable will
a receiver run hot. Still good to have a large guage, tho.

[pixelthis]

BTW, while most perfectionists prefer 12g, myself included,
16g is not bad, witness the cable on my pretty large right rear.
At least if I REMEMBER CORRECTLY ITS 16G.

[hifitommy]

you are one of the lucky few who can't hear the difference in wire. but then youre still mired in receiverville. that constitutes the front end even if there is an amp following the receiver.

you pronounce that there is no difference and there are very many others, whom i assure you are NOT imagining things that do hear those differences.

making ignorant statements identifies you as such but many times you dont seem to be. and then you put your foot in your mouth.

when you dont hear the difference, its much better to state THAT rather than what you do state.

as your system evolves away from receivers, you will be listening through a cleaner window and hear much more.