IS THIS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOBBIES. WHEN I WAS BITTEN BY THE ICE BUG I HAD A �50 STEREO I NOW OWN A �700 MULTI AMP AND SPEAKER SET UP AND THIS IS ONLY A BASIC SYSTEM.
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* American Wire Gauge Sizes (A.W.G.) for amplifier power and ground leads. This chart reflects maximum voltage drop of 0.5 V dc over the given wire length. (Current draw above reflects a minimum system voltage of 12.6 V dc at the amplifier with current values for maximum current draw with music signals. Wire gauge numbers are also inflated by 2 gauge sizes to compensate for voltage drops in connectors.)

SPEAKER WIRING

As with power wire, speaker wire size (gauge) changes with the power required and the length of the wire run. The chart below is for a single channel output of an audio amplifier driving a loudspeaker at a given distance with a maximum of 0.5 dB power loss over the wire.

LOUDSPEAKER WIRING CHART * Wire Length WIRE GAUGE FOR TOTAL SYSTEM AUDIO POWER (max output level) (ft./m) 10 W 20 W 50 W 100 W 200 W (4A rms) (8A rms) (16A rms) (40A rms) (80A rms) 5 20 18 16 16 16 10 20 18 16 16 16 15 18 16 16 16 14 20 18 16 16 16 14 25 18 16 16 14 12 30 18 16 16 14 12

* American Wire Gauge Sizes (A.W.G.) for paired speaker wires. this chart reflects a maximum power drop of 0.5 dB over the given length of wire.

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