i took my sub out of the ported box and i noticed that in the box it had the pos and neg wires,,but they were small speaker wires,,,im using 4 gauge wires from wiring kit,,,it hooks up to the outside of the box,,,,,,,,just wondering shud i use 4 guage wires inside the box to wer it hooks up to da subs...or is it supose to b lik dat,,,if u get me at all???
2007-05-22 23:28:00 · 3 answers · asked by homez_1 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
The speakers wires inside the box are relatively short so there's no need to replace them with a 4 gauge. The size of the wire is also dependent of its lenght.
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2007-05-23 01:50:58 · answer #1 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using 4-gauge wire for speaker wiring doesn't serve any useful purpose; it's overkill. Unless you have an EXTREMELY high power system, 12-gauge speaker wiring is ample. Upgrading to 4-gauge wire won't hurt anything, but it won't help anything either.
2007-05-23 01:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kz is right........12 gauge is a good size for speaker wire going from your amp to the box then from the box to the sub
2007-05-23 17:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by David W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋