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02-09-2007, 04:34 PM

Can somebody help me understand this?

Why are the cables for installing car audio so goddamn thick?

First off, on the Monster install kit i used to wire up my amp in my honda.
What the hell is with the 1/2 inch thick ground wire, and 1/2 inch thick power cable?
The cable is too thick to be attached to the amps terminal. In fact, i have to pull back the sleeve and cut about 80% of the thickness of the cable so i can get it in the terminal. Once in, it runs fine like that.

instead of using this garden hose power cable can i just use #6 AWG solid copper core? Im talking the same stuff i used to wire up my hot tub. That stuff can handle to 40 amps, the HOT TUB's requirements are 115Volts and a maximum of 1,500 watts.

I have a Kenwood KAC-6202, nothing fancy but it fits my application perfectly. it is only a 400w amp and realisticly probably wont do over 200watts.
How many amperes does an amplifier like this need? And are these big fat braided wires really needed or can i go with a decent gauge solid copper cable instead?

Hell, the monster ground wire is thicker than the entire 6-3 bundle that feeds my hot tub.

Hell, lets think about the power requirements of my Home audio system
Reciever, 840 at 8 ohms
Subwoofers 800 at 8 ohms
2 channel amp, 400w at 8 ohms.
Grand total of 2,040 total watts that can be generated.

All of my equipment is fed into a stage 3 power filter which goes to a dedicated 20amp ckt that runs to the breaker with yer standard romex cabling.

It works beautifully.

Im not sure if car audio works differently when it comes to power requirements, but there has to be something better than these goddamn garden hoses i have running under my carpet. Plus, i dont have a very high opinion of ANY cables from the Monster brand.

Help me out. Do i HAVE to use these fat ****ing cables or can i use solid core copper?

02-09-2007, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jack The Ripper Posts: n/a	Audio power cables, Solid Copper Core? Can somebody help me understand this? Why are the cables for installing car audio so goddamn thick? First off, on the Monster install kit i used to wire up my amp in my honda. What the hell is with the 1/2 inch thick ground wire, and 1/2 inch thick power cable? The cable is too thick to be attached to the amps terminal. In fact, i have to pull back the sleeve and cut about 80% of the thickness of the cable so i can get it in the terminal. Once in, it runs fine like that. instead of using this garden hose power cable can i just use #6 AWG solid copper core? Im talking the same stuff i used to wire up my hot tub. That stuff can handle to 40 amps, the HOT TUB's requirements are 115Volts and a maximum of 1,500 watts. I have a Kenwood KAC-6202, nothing fancy but it fits my application perfectly. it is only a 400w amp and realisticly probably wont do over 200watts. How many amperes does an amplifier like this need? And are these big fat braided wires really needed or can i go with a decent gauge solid copper cable instead? Hell, the monster ground wire is thicker than the entire 6-3 bundle that feeds my hot tub. Hell, lets think about the power requirements of my Home audio system Reciever, 840 at 8 ohms Subwoofers 800 at 8 ohms 2 channel amp, 400w at 8 ohms. Grand total of 2,040 total watts that can be generated. All of my equipment is fed into a stage 3 power filter which goes to a dedicated 20amp ckt that runs to the breaker with yer standard romex cabling. It works beautifully. Im not sure if car audio works differently when it comes to power requirements, but there has to be something better than these goddamn garden hoses i have running under my carpet. Plus, i dont have a very high opinion of ANY cables from the Monster brand. Help me out. Do i HAVE to use these fat ****ing cables or can i use solid core copper?