Speaker cable loss calculator?

dougr
dougr Posts: 124
edited September 2012 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I recall a handy tool for helping select speaker wire gauge given speaker impedance and wire length. Anyone know of a good one? more practically, does it matter more or less if the volume levels will not be moderate (outdoor, not wanting to irritate neighbors).
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RT16 x4, LS/fx x2, CS350 x1, HK247, B&K av5000, B&K avp-2030, pio bdp-51fd, InFocus X10 and a $13 sheet of doable :)
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  • robsreef
    robsreef Posts: 33
    edited April 2011
    Formatting is lost, but this is a cut and paste from here:
    http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#resistancehigh
    Wire Size
    2 ohm load
    4 ohm load
    6 ohm load
    8 ohm load

    22 AWG
    3 feet max
    6 feet max
    9 feet max
    12 feet max

    20 AWG
    5 feet max
    10 feet max
    15 feet max
    20 feet max

    18 AWG
    8 feet max
    16 feet max
    24 feet max
    32 feet max

    16 AWG
    12 feet max
    24 feet max
    36 feet max
    48 feet max

    14 AWG
    20 feet max
    40 feet max
    60 feet**
    80 feet**

    12 AWG
    30 feet max
    60 feet**
    90 feet**
    120 feet**

    10 AWG
    50 feet max
    100 feet**
    150 feet**
    200 feet**
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  • dougr
    dougr Posts: 124
    edited April 2011
    thanks... that's the one I remember :)
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    RT16 x4, LS/fx x2, CS350 x1, HK247, B&K av5000, B&K avp-2030, pio bdp-51fd, InFocus X10 and a $13 sheet of doable :)
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited April 2011
    Most folks around here won't comment on a RR thread. Do a search to find out why:cool:

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  • unfairlane
    unfairlane Posts: 1
    edited September 2012
    Roger Russel and all the other experts does miss one major issue: resistanse vs dynamic loss. Fun begins at 9awg, that`s solid core off course.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited September 2012
    The information has been relayed, now its time to stop this eventual derail.
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