Crossover wiring

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Landseller
Landseller Posts: 3
edited May 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I am installing mmc6500 in my boat, due to the potencial of water spash and very limited space, how far away can I mount my crossover box from the speaker? The distance I would like is 12 feet.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,296
    edited April 2006
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    I see no reason that you can't mount your crossover in a remote location. What gauge wire were you planning on using?
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  • Landseller
    Landseller Posts: 3
    edited April 2006
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    I will be using 16 gage wire, is that enough? Any ideas on better brands such as monster cable?
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited May 2006
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    16 gage should work for you. Due to the distance you wouldn't hurt yourself to go with 14 gage or higher either.
    High purity low oxygen copper is a good price vs performance choice. Monster would work. Other brands to look at might be Canare, Cardas, Belden, Liberty, and on the lower price end but still decent quality, Dayton Audio.
    Here are a couple links to take a look at.

    http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/speaker-cable.html

    http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&SO=2&&DID=7&CATID=56&ObjectGroup_ID=377

    http://www.partsconnexion.com/catalog/wire.html
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