Gauge wire for surround sound

Question

ive got a surround sound home theatre 1000 watt system i need more wire so does it matter wat wire i get to when i get a spool of wire like if i have a 20 gauge wire can i get a better gauge and mix it up or do i have to have the same gauge wire?

Answer 1

You can, as stated in the first answer but I would suggest changing all the 20 gauge to 14 (16 at the smallest). This will give you less resistance and better sound (especially on longer runs).

Answer 2

It is always a good idea to buy the thickest wire that you can afford. If you have an 8 ohm load (speakers) then you can run a 20 AWG wire for up to 20 feet. If you are running 40 feet with 8 ohm load, then you need 16AWG.  Always run one continuous pair of wires from each channel to each speaker terminal, do not splice wires together. I will attach a wire table in here so you can see the recommended AWG for each load and length. You can always go to Home Depot and buy their speaker wires for relatively cheap prices.

http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.h...

Answer 3

You can mix it up as long as your wire it rated correctly.  I hope your not talking about splicing two different wires, your speaking of using one for a complete circuit ie: amp to speaker.  Your fine, you can mix and match, just make sure it's not to small.