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speaker wire/ speaker question

thisismyusernamethisismyusername Registered User regular
edited September 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
is it ok to splice together different gauges of speaker wire? is it possible that I could damage anything by doing this?

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  • mastmanmastman Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    not really. unless you try to pump 500 watts through a very teeny wire. then it might melt.

    It's difficult to do, but don't put wire greater than the receiver's reccommended Ohm reading. Usually receivers come with self tests for this. For instance, don't put a quarter inch thick copper wire on your 30 watt output line. It just won't sound good.

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  • flatlinegraphicsflatlinegraphics Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    dude, 60 feet of speaker wire from ratshack is like $10.
    http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2036271&cp=&sr=1&origkw=speaker+wire&kw=speaker+wire&parentPage=search
    seriously. may not be the best stuff in the world, but still better than splicing wires.

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Exactly. Monoprice has even better prices. 100' of 18 gauge is only $6.55. 100' of 16 gague is $13.85. There should be no cost reason for having to do a messy splicing job.

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