biddie_fiddler [IMPULSIV3] Donating Members 1,374 Member For: 5y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/05/19 03:12 AM Share Posted 23/05/19 03:12 AM (edited) Hey all, Prepping the rig for a fairly big audio upgrade. Bought subs already, got the kayhan audio icc (mainly for its RCA outputs and awesome snr, thd values). Will be getting alpine type r speakers all round, amps still tbd as I'm negotiating price deals on them. Anyway, that's not the point of this thread. I am looking into getting some wire for the install, specifically 2 gauge and 4 gauge OFC wire. Really struggling to source this wire from aus at decent prices. Wondering if anyone here can help out or know of any place to get power wire from? Pls do not mention jaycar, I know they sell it but its not the best and the price is a little steep. Cheers all! Edited 23/05/19 03:15 AM by biddie_fiddler Posted by mistake rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,922 Member For: 16y 6m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/05/19 03:22 AM Share Posted 23/05/19 03:22 AM have never bought Oxygen-Free-Copper cables; so I wouldn't be able to help, specifically... but if you're not going to be running a ridiculous amount of amps for a long period of time (e.g. the heat factor etc in the wiring), I don't think it's worth purchasing it at all, over conventional amp power wires. I think 2 gauge is more than enough and hard enough to install, let alone 0 gauge which I've installed a couple of times, too... my sound system is already too loud in my car for reasonably long periods of listening (more than 6min) and it's only on 4 gauge power wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biddie_fiddler [IMPULSIV3] Donating Members 1,374 Member For: 5y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/05/19 03:33 AM Author Share Posted 23/05/19 03:33 AM two amps, will be running around 1500W combined output. I've done many installs for car systems and I get pretty pedantic about it. They've all been family and friends cars with relatively low budget builds. So buying the "amp wiring kits" was always fine. Mine however is gonna be a bit different and I want to it right. I've done the calculations, and you're right. 4 gauge in theory would work for my system but its on the edge. To be safe I'm going 2 or 1 gauge wire to a Power Distribution block and splitting it from there in the boot area to 4 gauge for each amp. Got a main fuse going in the engine bay, and 2 more fuses for each amp. Being fairly high end amps, the power to them needs to be "clean". OFC wire for this is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 23/05/19 04:45 AM Share Posted 23/05/19 04:45 AM These any good? https://www.cablechick.com.au/cables/speaker-wire.htm Have used Cable Chick for other cabling needs with no issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biddie_fiddler [IMPULSIV3] Donating Members 1,374 Member For: 5y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/05/19 04:53 AM Author Share Posted 23/05/19 04:53 AM If I were doing the speaker wire sure, not quite sure it'd work as power wire though 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 23/05/19 04:56 AM Share Posted 23/05/19 04:56 AM Ooops - didn't read More like these? https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=KnuKonceptz&ref=bl_dp_s_web_0 https://www.amazon.com.au/KnuKonceptz-Kolossus-Gauge-Amplifier-Installation/dp/B005CIJBKK/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=KnuKonceptz&qid=1558587317&s=gateway&sr=8-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biddie_fiddler [IMPULSIV3] Donating Members 1,374 Member For: 5y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/05/19 05:11 AM Author Share Posted 23/05/19 05:11 AM Getting there!! I've found the 0 Gauge wires in my research but not been able to find the 2 Gauge. For my setup 0 gauge wire is way overkill, not to mention an b$@tch to install 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/05/19 06:38 AM Share Posted 23/05/19 06:38 AM Be careful Big difference in cable material. You want tinned copper not CCA. 2G from Jaycar $17. Just buy that at least you know its the correct stuff. Its only about $100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biddie_fiddler [IMPULSIV3] Donating Members 1,374 Member For: 5y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 23/05/19 06:44 AM Author Share Posted 23/05/19 06:44 AM Yea I think it might be the way to go. Just bite the bullet and accept that its the best to get the wire from 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBAF Bronze Donating Members 2,156 Member For: 8y 2m 23d Posted 23/05/19 11:37 AM Share Posted 23/05/19 11:37 AM 6 hours ago, Rab said: Ooops - didn't read More like these? https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=KnuKonceptz&ref=bl_dp_s_web_0 https://www.amazon.com.au/KnuKonceptz-Kolossus-Gauge-Amplifier-Installation/dp/B005CIJBKK/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=KnuKonceptz&qid=1558587317&s=gateway&sr=8-2 Ran these kits on my focal system but in 2 gauge power to distribution block but I was running AAAALOT more than 1500wrms 4gauge for a 1500watt system is totally fine so I’m not sure why you are stressing about that so much and if you are going constant power you should be running a cap. In my my truck I run 4gauge the whole way and that system is 3000wrms constant (same knuconcept kit as above on both amps also) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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