Amazon Basics 16-Gauge Speaker Wire 1.3 mm² - 30.48 m (100 feet), Bronze

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You can also use banana and dual banana plugs to connect the speaker wire directly into the hole in the center of a binding post.

Twisting grants a cable to carry multiple channels while maintaining the wires near, making them easier to handle because they are laid together. From replacement dustups and recone kits to complete replacement amplifier boards Bassface offers product support like no other brand.The braiding process allows small strands of nylon, glass fiber, or steel wire woven together to add strength and abrasion resistance to the wire, reduce signal inte. Regarding speaker cables, there are many debates about whether it is worth investing in more expensive gear or sticking with the cheaper cables. Before we can discuss what gauge wire is appropriate for your speakers, you first need to understand what wire gauge even is. Note For short speaker wire runs, a 18-gauge or 16-gauge wire is sufficient,depends on the impedance of the speakers. With 4-ohm speakers you can run up to 24 feet on 16AWG wire and for runs up to 100 feet, 10 or 12AWG wire is recommended.

I really can't hear a difference, and when I listen to a mono record with the one short and one long, the sound is dead center. While the 16 gauge wire will work you will always question if you are restricting the signal to the speaker especially at higher volumes. If you decide to hook up your wire without connectors, use a wire stripper to take about 3/8-inch of insulation off the ends of each lead, exposing the bare wire strands.

Speaker cords with a copper conductor are stranded, but it is possible to use solid copper cables as well.