Wire vs SPEAKER WIRE vs CAR AUDIO SPEAKER WIRE

**Gab250** · 28-06-22, 08:48 PM

Alright, I'm not seeing why SPEAKER wire is different to just normal WIRE.....as long as it's the correct gauge and thickness, why shouldn't I just use whatever random wire I can find for speakers? Also, alot of websites advertise "car audio" speaker wire, again, I don't see the difference, someone please enlighten me as to why these are different.....is it just due to being more flexible to pass through underneath the dash of a car or similar?

Cheers, Gab

**mtv** · 28-06-22, 08:51 PM

WTF? 13 threads on different subjects today!

Has your account been hacked by a troll?

**Gab250** · 28-06-22, 09:07 PM

Nah lol I was just bored

**Reschs** · 28-06-22, 11:32 PM

It is called "How much can I charge the sucker" marketing.

**mtv** · 29-06-22, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Gab250

Nah lol I was just bored

Well, given members are taking the time to respond to all your threads, I expect you to be active in all of them... and not just post because you are bored.

**BCNZ** · 02-07-22, 03:03 PM

Wire is wire. As long as it's good quality and of a suitable gauge it doesn't matter whether it's used for home stereo, car stereo or a rock concert in the park.
As Reschs says above, when you see something advertised as being special cable for a certain purpose - e.g. "high quality cable for car audio use" then it's just the marketing department
looking to cash in on gullible people.

**bob_m_54** · 02-07-22, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by BCNZ

Wire is wire. As long as it's good quality and of a suitable gauge it doesn't matter whether it's used for home stereo, car stereo or a rock concert in the park.
As Reschs says above, when you see something advertised as being special cable for a certain purpose - e.g. "high quality cable for car audio use" then it's just the marketing department
looking to cash in on gullible people.

Try posting that on a Audiophile Forum, and watch the furore erupt.

But for the non-audiophile, any good quality, suitable guage, wire will suffice. Generally speaking though, "figure eight" wire, not intended as power wire, has traditionally been labelled as "speaker wire"