What wire gauge suitable for small tube amp?


Hi
Anyone here recommend what wire gauge would be good for my little Minmax tube amp, it's 8 watts per side.
I have large Audioquest GR8 biwire, 12' lengths, I've been using, and it ocurred to me it may not be optimal.
I don't want to suck the life from the little guy.
The runs are twelve feet.
Any advice on brand and gauge.
I don't want to spend a fortune either,good bang for you buck intest me.
Thanks in advance.
mcgarick

Showing 1 response by stanwal

The problem is in the other direction. I can't tell you the number of times I have seen very long runs of 22 gage wire. You can loose half of the amps power overcoming the resistance of wire like that. The smaller the wire the more resistance, I am not suggesting the bigger the better, your amp will not require a large gage. For smaller wire Mapleshade or Anti Cable give very good performances at reasonable cost.