mkgrady
Senior Member
- Location
- Massachusetts
I have some questions about wiring speakers for a surround sound system for a TV.
Does the speaker wire gauge really matter? People that sell speaker wire will say it matters but I don't understand why it would.
Seems 14-2 is a popular size for in-wall speaker wiring but is 14 gauge really better than a smaller wire? What would happen if I used 18-2? I don't have any idea how much current flows in speaker wires but I assume it to be very very low.
And my last question is how does the wattage of a receiver relate to how much current flows in a speaker wire? I think it's called watts per channell, whatever that means.
Does the speaker wire gauge really matter? People that sell speaker wire will say it matters but I don't understand why it would.
Seems 14-2 is a popular size for in-wall speaker wiring but is 14 gauge really better than a smaller wire? What would happen if I used 18-2? I don't have any idea how much current flows in speaker wires but I assume it to be very very low.
And my last question is how does the wattage of a receiver relate to how much current flows in a speaker wire? I think it's called watts per channell, whatever that means.