Speaker wire question

[caraudioguy2100]

I bought some speaker wire not paying attention . It’s CCA wire I know if you run CCA as power wire it gives you nothing but problems .

Wondering if CCA is ok to use for speaker wire or should I just throw it in the trash ?

It would be used for wiring subs to the amp and the front door speakers to an amp in the trunk

 

[Bret burrill]

I wouldn't use it, but that is only based on blindly following what I've been told. I just want to mention that the wire going to your subs needs to be heavier than your front speaker wire. I have some low power subs and I'm using 12ga. What kind of power are you running to your subs?

 

[Perry Babin]

If you use it, check the temperature of the terminal blocks after driving your amp hard for a while. If there is no heating, there is no problem. You will need to do this on a regular basis. Once copper wire is properly tightened, you're done. CCA needs to be re-checked.

Side note. For a 50-w/ch amp using 14g (plenty of current capacity for this low power) wire, the CCA will be fine. It's when you have a larger amp that produces significantly higher current that causes a problem with connections that have high resistance at the connection point.