Originally Posted By: JohnK
Yeah, Jay; but as Mr. Russell's table points out, even 18ga is fine for 4 ohm loads at typically short distances to front speakers.
Very true, but for those short runs it doesn't cost much more to run thicker wire so why not?

To put this into another perspective, the 6 ohm QS8s would need a minimum of 16 gauge for 36 ft and a 36 ft run wouldn't be all that uncommon for HT.

I have always been running at least 14 gauge just to have some peace of mind.

Jason
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