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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 10:21 PM
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The amp will be delivered on Monday. BT was kind enough to include wire to connect my fairing and lower speakers. They even threw in a wiring harness so that I can run the fairing and lowers parallel.

Here's my issue:

I also have 6x9's in my lids. I'm now wondering about the type and gauge of wire that I'll need.

If I use a gauge of wire (for the 6x9's) that's different from the gauge connecting the fairing/lowers, will my sound quality be affected?

If so, what gauge of wire should I use?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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I would think that 18 ga speaker wire should be fine.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2014 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Geezer glider
I would think that 18 ga speaker wire should be fine.
I use 16 gauge on everything. But that's just me. 18 gauge will work fine.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2014 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Gannicus
I use 16 gauge on everything. But that's just me. 18 gauge will work fine.
Pretty sure Biketronics harness's are 18 gauge but I use 16 ga. Sound quality will not be affected as long as the difference between the speaker wire used is minimal ( 18 ga. to say 14 ga.)
 

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18 is what BT suggested
 
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