On-Stage Hot Wires Perfect Pair Powered Speaker Interconnect Cable Assembly, 25 Feet

Speaker wire. Here's the rundown on what you need to know about the lifeline between your speakers and your receiver. Thickness. The first spec you will notice when you're looking at speaker wire is thickness. Thickness is rated in AWG, or gauge. AWG stands for American Wire Gauge. The smaller the number, the thicker the wire. The thicker the wire, the less resistance to electrical signals. 12 gauge wire, for example, is bigger than 18 gauge wire. How thick is thick enough? It depends mostly on the length, power requirements, and impedance of the speaker. Longer runs and lower impedance speakers will require thicker wire.  For example, for runs of less than 50 feet, with 8 ohms speakers, 16 gauge is more than likely fine. But 16 gauge wire with a 4 ohms speaker, you can run about 25 feet before the sound quality is affected. We recommend sticking to 12 gauge wire. What are speaker wires