Power Cables: Brand Name vs Cheap No-Name

[pl4yboy]

There really is a big difference but it only starts to matter when you get in to real serious stereo where sound quality is noticable but the sound and power quality is only as important as the signal being sent to it or the quality in the amp that's drawing the power so unless your planning to be involved in sound competitions the difference in sound in different grade wires doesn't matter.

Dumbest thing I've heard since maze said his friend hit 168 with a single 13w7. You guys must hang out.

[bangbangskeetskeet]

Dumbest thing I've heard since maze said his friend hit 168 with a single 13w7. You guys must hang out.

[Duct_tape123]

I love people who quote pictures that are right above them You get what you pay for. I would not skimp on wire because it will only cause more headaches later on. And for real, Ducky's fuse holder was GONE! If you're buying car audio wire and don't know where to start, make sure that the wire you buy meets or exceeds the AWG ratings and matches the input size for the amp.

[pl4yboy]

I love people who quote pictures that are right above them You get what you pay for. I would not skimp on wire because it will only cause more headaches later on. And for real, Ducky's fuse holder was GONE! If you're buying car audio wire and don't know where to start, make sure that the wire you buy meets or exceeds the AWG ratings and matches the input size for the amp.

I do it just to bug you too. Welding wire is hard to beat when you're looking at larger gauges. They really have to meet the standard for safety reasons.

[Sport91]

Are we allowed to point and laugh on this board??


WTF.........

[speedie mc pete]

I worked in the Telecommunications field for a few years. The differance in the "same guage wire" was astronomical. On another note to this all sometimes the "cheaper" wire is made mostly of metal strands, and NOT copper. So you get a mix of copper and steel resulting in the same guage wire as the quality stuff you obviously pay more for. The "signal" is definitely compromised when you use the cheaper stuff. My boss found out the hard way when we had a systems crash on New Years Nite and he had to go in and fix the issue.

[pl4yboy]

^ As long as it is copper, you're good to go. More strands is obviously better for carrying power. When it is a power wire for a sub amplifier, you aren't going to notice a difference in quality as long as they carry the same power. Subs don't need the perfectly clean signal that components and such do to sound good.