Interconnects and speaker wire
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Interconnects and speaker wire
Interconnects:
Stinger Expert or Monster XLN PRO
Speaker Wire:
10 gauge Stinger Expert or
12 gauge Stinger HPM Twisted or
one of the Monsters
Which would you pick?
Stinger Expert or Monster XLN PRO
Speaker Wire:
10 gauge Stinger Expert or
12 gauge Stinger HPM Twisted or
one of the Monsters
Which would you pick?
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I'd love to but I've bought cheap wire before and that's exactly what I got, cheap wire that sounded like crap. Goes with video as well. Try hooking up a dvd player with regular RCAs and then hooking it up with component cables. Much better quality. Since I am doing this install, I'll splurge for the extra wire costs.
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Originally Posted by Cajundude
I'd love to but I've bought cheap wire before and that's exactly what I got, cheap wire that sounded like crap. Goes with video as well. Try hooking up a dvd player with regular RCAs and then hooking it up with component cables. Much better quality. Since I am doing this install, I'll splurge for the extra wire costs.
A wire is a wire is a wire, it's all copper... just get the right gauge.
but it's your cash, if you want to overspend get the stinger stuff.
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Basic Car Audio Electronics
Speaker Wire Size:
It is not necessary to run large gauge speaker wire to have good quality sound. 16g lamp cord is perfectly fine in almost every situation. Even the stock wiring in the car is usually perfectly fine (the exception may be only when there are OEM amplifiers in line with the speakers). If someone tells you that you have to replace the stock speaker wires with large gauge wire to have good sound quality, they probably don't know what they're talking about.
It is not necessary to run large gauge speaker wire to have good quality sound. 16g lamp cord is perfectly fine in almost every situation. Even the stock wiring in the car is usually perfectly fine (the exception may be only when there are OEM amplifiers in line with the speakers). If someone tells you that you have to replace the stock speaker wires with large gauge wire to have good sound quality, they probably don't know what they're talking about.
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Yea, just ordered the Stinger Dream interconnects - two 20' of those, 20 ft. of 0 AWG power wire, 8 ft. of 4 AWG amp wire, 6 ft. of 0 AWG ground wire, 20 ft. of 18 gauge remote wire, a dual foot ground terminal, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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if you can't see the difference on an o-scope or on a RTA then it's pretty safe to say that wire is wire. lamp cord is 16ga for the most part and it will handle 120 ac at 60 hz for 15 amps. translate that to wattage audio and that is 2300+ watts at 60hz rms. go buy some lamp cord at home depot 100ft for $14 and you will be happy!
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Originally Posted by p928gts
if you can't see the difference on an o-scope or on a RTA then it's pretty safe to say that wire is wire. lamp cord is 16ga for the most part and it will handle 120 ac at 60 hz for 15 amps. translate that to wattage audio and that is 2300+ watts at 60hz rms. go buy some lamp cord at home depot 100ft for $14 and you will be happy!
Even though I bought the Monster Cable XP speaker wire 16ga? which is still pretty cheap.
I'm also using the second cheapest Monster RCA's. If you have a HU, preamp or line driver up front that's putting out 5-10 volts of signal, noise won't be an issue sending signal to the amps with the cheaper cables.
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I ahve found the best to buy is Radio Shack, they have a wide spread of wires, and connectors. All your needs in one store.
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Personally, i like Walmart speaker wire. I use it on my Focal Utopias powered by Arc Amp, and it sounds flawless.
I use stinger RCAs though. I dont use cheaper ones because they can break with teh way i treat them.
I use stinger RCAs though. I dont use cheaper ones because they can break with teh way i treat them.