Can 12 gauge speaker wire handle 500 watts?
Question by Daniel: Can 12 gauge speaker wire handle 500 watts?
I have Scoche 12 guage “high performance” speaker wire; it was the best they had at Wal-Mart. Can that handle 500 watts? I have a Boss DD3600 which is a one-channel mono block and puts out about 1000 Watts at 2 ohms, but I’m using two speakers. Since the speakers are Dual voice coil, I can also run two lines to each speaker instead of splitting it.
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Answer by Bodyrot
Yes it will be fine… My 750 watt rms each 15’s run with a 12g wire.
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12 gauge will do the job. since you have 2 subs that amp wont work you need a two channel amp
November 30th, 2012 at 8:11 am12 guage wire is rated 20 Amps @ 120 Volts and that’s 2400 Watts.
November 30th, 2012 at 8:25 amThat is MORE than enough. Even 16 gauge is PLENTY. Your amp probably doesnt even put out 1000 watts (boss is a flea market brand with false power ratings)
November 30th, 2012 at 8:56 am