What kind of wire for a 600 Watt Setup

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Jan 16, 2007, 12:06 PM

N1te

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What kind of wire for a 600 Watt Setup

What guage wire should I run back from the battery to my amp? Is 8 Guage wire sufficient?

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Jan 16, 2007, 12:51 PM

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If your amp actually does 600 watts rms I would go with 4 gauge. But it is probably 600 peak, which unless it is an efficient amp, will never reach 600.

So 8 gauge should be fine....

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Jan 16, 2007, 05:57 PM

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good quality 8 guage will do fine

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Jan 17, 2007, 06:09 AM

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8 would be fine, but 4 guage would be even better. A good power supply with a really good ground are the basics in any good stereo setup.

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Jan 17, 2007, 10:11 AM

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If you can afford the bump up to 4 ga do it... 8 ga will work, but then you won't have room to expand in the future. I'd hate to have to pull wiring and replace just cuz it's too small.