Speaker wire size question - 11/16/04 04:40 AM
OK. I was running the speaker wires tonight for my home theater, and I guess I either measured things too "accurate" or I completely missed something. Anyway, when I ran them, after I left extra length for the mains and surrounds, I didn't have anything left over for the center channel...
Here is my question. The longest piece of wire is about 35 feet. I used 14 gauge for the 4 speakers mentioned above. I have some identical, but 16 gauge, speaker wire sitting around. Would I be OK with a run at about 25 feet of 16 gauge, or should I make a stop and get more 14 gauge tomorrow?
I am hoping to save time by not having to run to where I got the 14 gauge as it is about an hour round trip with traffic. The cost isn't a big deal since this is just speaker wire from Lowes (Home Depot type place for those that don't know)...
Here is my question. The longest piece of wire is about 35 feet. I used 14 gauge for the 4 speakers mentioned above. I have some identical, but 16 gauge, speaker wire sitting around. Would I be OK with a run at about 25 feet of 16 gauge, or should I make a stop and get more 14 gauge tomorrow?
I am hoping to save time by not having to run to where I got the 14 gauge as it is about an hour round trip with traffic. The cost isn't a big deal since this is just speaker wire from Lowes (Home Depot type place for those that don't know)...