
The lifespan of regular electrical wire is not intended to be extremely lengthy. Regular electrical wire's insulation might deteriorate over time and is not as strong as speaker cables'. This may result in speaker system shorts, which could damage your speakers.
Speaker cables can be installed using low-voltage copper wires, lamp cords, or zip cords. Actually, before speaker cables were invented in the first place, loudspeakers were powered by zip cords and light cords. Anyone who enjoys audio knows this practice worldwide.
It is advised to use 16 AWG wire for runs up to 48 feet and 10 or 12 AWG wire for routes up to 200 feet when using 8-ohm speakers. It is always safe to use a thicker wire to make sure your speakers are performing at their best if you are unclear of the size cable that is suitable for your run.
Speaker wire is made up of an equal number of electrical conductors that are separated from one another and covered in a jacket that is often made of PVC. The terms "positive conductor" (red) and "negative conductor" (black) refer to the two types of wire conductors.
In contrast to certain parts, including vacuum tubes, cables do not [wear out." Most of the time, a cable will continue to function exactly as it did when you bought it, barring damage or wear from being coiled/uncoiled, stepped on, tugged, twisted, bent, or subjected to other abuse.
A 14-gauge speaker wire can cover 80 feet, while a 12-gauge speaker wire can cover 120 feet.
The thickness of 16 gauge steel is.065" inches, or roughly 1/16th of an inch. In contrast, the thickness of 14 gauge is.083 inches, which may not seem like much, but it is about 30% thicker (27.6% to be precise).
10,000 watts at 230 volts equals 43 amps, therefore roughly a 6 mm CSA twin conductor copper cable placed outside or a 10 mm CSA twin conductor copper cable placed inside of a conduit would be needed to achieve that. It will require a much larger cable if the voltage is lower.
Power inverters with a maximum wattage of 3500 should utilize 1/0 AWG battery cables; these inverters are most frequently used with 2000, 2200, 2500, 3000, 3300, and 3500 watt models.
In summary, 500W speakers can be very loud, but how loud they really are will depend on a number of variables, including speaker size, sensitivity rating, and space acoustics. Tonality cannot be determined solely by wattage.