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Originally Posted by BenStoked
1) any speaker, 5.25, or 6.5 that you want. if you are looking for brands, I am an infinty fan, but i am using cheap walmart speakers, atm,
2) based on the amp size you want, i would run 18-16g for the front, 16-14g in the back. should be more than adequate. you can pick up a spool or two (usually about 25 ft on a spool?) almost anywhere. if you wanna be cheap, extension cords are usually cheaper, and have the same gauge wire (I have gotten brand new 50 footers at the store for $5)
this is essentially what you need
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=3371476
$6.28 for 40'
if you feel 18g is small for your amps, you can double it up, as long as you dont cross wires. |
Cheap and easy... Go to your hardware store and look at low-voltage direct burial cable-- the stuff you use on landscaping lights and such. It's cheap (about $0.25/ft for 16 awg) and uses good copper in very fine strands.
you can get it in everything from 18 awg to 12 awg. I'd recommend 16 awg at minimum. the more copper you have there, the better. and make sure you have good tight connections. Any place you have a crimped connection, make sure the copper is clean and shiny (don't connect to dingy brown copper.. cut the wire back another inch or so and get some fresh stuff.) before you crimp it, put a dab of dielectric grease on the wires and then shove it inside the connector and crimp. The dielectric grease will help keep the wire from oxidizing and keep a good clean connection for longer. The better the connection, the better the sound. FYI, a single dirty connection can cause as much as a 15% power loss..
For your subs, you want as much wire as you can stuff in there. Usually I use 8awg power cable...