What guage speaker wire should I buy for my Z-560's?

[spartacuskzm]

Thanks

 

[spartacuskzm]

Bump because this is the only thing I'm waiting for before leaving the office for the weekend. Thanks!

 

[sohcrates]

16 gauge is normal.

No need for more than that, and less than that isn't very effective for long runs

 

[RanDum72]

Just make sure you at least use quality copper cable (OFC, pure copper) but don't buy overpriced Monster cable! RadioShack megacable is much cheaper and its high quality.

 

[454Casull]

Hehehe, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between OFC copper and standard. 🙂

 

[RanDum72]

Well, if you buy really cheap,thin patch cables (like 36 gauge?🙂), I think you can tell a difference but once you go up in quality (gauge, copper content), you can tell the difference only up to a certain extent ( in price and quality). Going over that won't reap any more benefits.

 

[Jerboy]

18 or 16AWG depending on the length. You'd need lower gauge/fatter cable on longer cable run. I started a big discussions on cable types. The conclusion almost everyone agreed to was as long as you get sufficiently low gauged wire, audiophile, OFC, Mega-Duper-Boomer, Hippopotamus-Omega or electrical cable from Lowe's doesn't make any audible difference. Get the wire from electrical section in your local home improvement center.

 

[Mday]

i am using 12 gauge... any 12 gauge will do. oxygen free will be good since it clears most of the impurities from the copper itself. first I bought 30ft, but that wound up not being enough for my needs, so I got a 50' roll.... I like slack on my cabling and my sub is on the floor with the cables routed in the back.