I've used up 100ft of 16g. wire for 3 of the 4 speakers. Can I use 18g wire for the 4th speaker, which is closest to the TV/ home theatre system or should I purchase more 16g wiring. I have some 18g available, but wanted to make sure if it's going to make a difference in sound.
2006-12-05 11:00:19 · 5 answers · asked by goodtimes2x 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
YES! you can mix
You can mix and mix and mix. That guy is a moron for talking about a fire. There is absolutely NO risk of a fire, and with a home theater system, unless your house is acoustically tuned, you're not going to notice a difference unless the subwoofer is the one you're planning on connecting to the 18g, and in that case, you'd have voltage loss (still NO possible chance of a fire)
use what you have and save money!
2006-12-05 12:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, when it comes to speaker wire, I have never seen or heard of a problem with that from a fire hazard standpoint. However, some audio fans report a slight difference in overall sound when using wire of different thickness. For example,they claim that there is an improvement when going from18g to 16g. O.K. So they stated their case. But,that raises a question. What does the instruction manual for your speakers say about the issue? If you have the manual, follow its lead. Afterall, the manufacturer should know what is best.
2006-12-05 11:47:36 · answer #2 · answered by davj61 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi.Speaker cables can influence the sound you hear coming from your loudspeakers. Here are three things you should know. [1] The best Cable is no Cable. [2] The ideal Cable does not change the signal travelling through it in any way. [3[ No Cable can improve the sound quality of a system,they only make it worse in varying degrees. The only way to choose speaker cable is to listen to as many cables as possible and pick the one that seems better than all the others.Or, take a chance and buy one on the recommendation of Answerer's. I use Van den Hul Speaker Cable ,because it matches my system.
2016-05-22 22:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer this question definitively: You can mix and speaker wire you want. You could run aluminum wiring if you so desired, it would just sound like crap. The sound difference between the two will be ever-so-slight, and possibly slightly noticeable, but i wouldn't worry about it. There's definitely no fire danger or anything like that possible from mixing wire. It won't hurt your stereo components either...it's just a wire.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-05 12:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by nothingleft2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you have to buy more the 16 gauge wire.Mixing different gauge wire is asking for a possibly overload and fire.
2006-12-05 11:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by hjbergel 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋