Looking for legit (good) speaker wire?or does it depend? are all speaker wire good?the speaker wires are for car audio
the thicker or lower the number the better electrical transfer. 16-20 gauge is ok for close speaker mounting, 12-14 gauge is better etc. if running a high output system go with lower numbers.
Hi, look for oxigen free copper wire, that is UWG certified first off. Then shielding comes into play and then wire twist and then wire strand count. Tsunami, rockford fosgate are pretty common so start there first.
16 gauge wire to 8 gauge wire. Some people like to pay a lot for the wire by getting name brand, they claim it sounds better. but any wire advertised as speaker wire will do. If you do spend a lot of money for high quality shielded speaker wire, chances are you've already spent more money on your equipment, so It will sound better anyway.
Here are also some quick notes on speaker cable use and selection Thick Diameter Wire - Has high capacitance (energy storage). Small Diameter Wire - Has low capacitance. Low capacitance is good for long cable runs. Large Gauge Wire - Have more bass and can travel longer distances with less distortion. Small Gauge Wire - Have high D.C. resistance resulting in poor dynamics. Short Cables - Short cables have less inductive and capacitive resistance than longer cables (good). All cables are directional. One way sounds better than the other. If the cable has arrows, make sure that you the arrows point towards signal flow. If they do not have arrows, you are best able to tell one channel at a time by listening to vocal music with brightness to the voice. The direction that sounds less edgier is correct. No matter which speaker cable you buy, you should try to buy equal lengths for each channel. This sometimes means that one speaker cable ends up longer than it needs to be. That's okay, as long as you don't coil the extra cable. A coiled wire is an electrical component called an inductor and it affects the sound of the signal passing through it.
The best is Monster Cable.
