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Speaker cable gauge and amplifier power

Based on my limited understanding of electricity, sending electricity through a wire is like sending water through a pipe. Using a larger cable gauge or bi-wiring will increase the amount of current required from the amplifier.

It seems like there must be a way to optimize speaker cable gauge and length based on an amp's current and watt ratings. Lower powered amps would mate best with narrower gauge speaker wire, and a powerful amp would benefit from thicker wire.

Am I oversimplifying, or are there established guidelines based on calculations of current, capacitance, etc.?
jpbach

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c5150
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Guys

The name of the game is hi-fi. Our concern is the signal riding the current and not the electricity . Of course clean power will carry a clearer signal, but that is easier said than done. Hi-fi claims that the 1st watt is the most important....So then 22 gauge would cut it. Mega weight and watt is mega loss . Did you ever measure what your system actually draws as far as power ,then what they say it can deliver. You'll be suprised .....
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