About the Crutchfield Speaker Wire
Let your music flow freely
If you're a do-it-yourselfer installing speakers or an amplifier, Crutchfield speaker wire will deliver your music efficiently, safely, and economically, so you get maximum performance out of your speakers.
Let your music flow freely
If you're a do-it-yourselfer installing speakers or an amplifier, Crutchfield speaker wire will deliver your music efficiently, safely, and economically, so you get maximum performance out of your speakers.
Crutchfield wire
Crutchfield wire is made of oxygen-free copper, with no impurities that could raise its resistance to a signal's flow or add interference. Crutchfield wire meets all Consumer Technology Association (CTA-2015) standards for size, resistance, and insulation quality. Warranty: 1 year.
This wire is sold by the foot — enter the number of feet desired in the "quantity" field of your shopping cart.
What's in the box:
- 12 AWG speaker wire with black jacket (sold by the foot)
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great wires, great fidelity, have my speakers running 25ft from source, great purchase
Nsilo from Miami, FL
Customer Q&A
Q
Is this cable rated / suitable for in-wall application?
A
This cable is meant for high wattage subwoofer application. A smaller gauge wire would work fine for house runs.
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Features & Dimensions
Crutchfield Speaker Wire:
- Gauge: 12 AWG
- Wire Construction: Oxygen Free Copper (294 strands)
- Width: 0.375"
- Height: 0.195"
- Length: sold by the foot and cut to order
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Customer Q&A
13 questions already asked
Q
Is this cable rated / suitable for in-wall application?
[ Jesse Dec 29, 2018 ]
5 answers
A
Hi Jesse-
This is unless you are installing in a building that has restrictions against it. Meaning, some buildings require that cabling be required to not put off toxic smoke in case of a fire. These restrictions are usually seen in Aerial installs, above drop ceilings for example. I buy Crutchfield speaker cables and I buy off the roll at Lowes. But that preference depends on the length and guage I need for any given car or home install. Hope this helps!
[ Mike Jan 02, 2019 ]
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This was purchased for regular use so I cannot directly answer your question. I can say that Crutchfield were very helpful in answering my questions by phone before purchase AND that l am completely satisfied with this purchase. This 10 gauge, pure copper speaker wire is a great choice for longer runs. Because of the thickness of the insulation, you may need to slightly shave the ends a bit to put on compression-type banana plugs, but that is really not a big deal.
[ Gerald Jan 02, 2019 ]
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This cable is meant for high wattage subwoofer application. A smaller gauge wire would work fine for house runs.
[ seth Jan 02, 2019 ]
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That I can find, this cable does NOT carry a CL2 or CL3 rating, but I certainly believe it is suitable for in-wall use. The purpose of that rating is safety, and audio cable carries no risk to people. The only thing I would avoid is running it next to electrical wiring just to prevent cross talk issues (noise).
[ Charles Jan 02, 2019 ]
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I don't see any ratings for it as far as that goes. However I use this in my car, and I can tell you first-hand it exceeds wire gauge ratings, and in addition the insulation is very thick
[ Jon Jan 02, 2019 ]
Q
Is the wire directional?
[ t Nov 10, 2017 ]
2 answers
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Yes
[ ROBERT Nov 12, 2017 ]
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No, it is not directional.
[ Herbert Nov 10, 2017 ]
Q
What wire size for a given speaker?
[ dav-0 Oct 16, 2016 ]
1 answer
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The gauge of the speaker wire isn't determined by the speaker; it's determined by the amplification (wattage). 16 gauge wire is plenty for powering directly off an aftermarket stereo (14-22 watts RMS). When using an external aftermarket amplifier (up to 100 watts RMS) to power full-range speakers, I recommend using the thicker 14 gauge wire.
For higher wattage subwoofer applications, you may want to use thicker 12 or 10 gauge wire (depending on the length of the run)
For additional assistance and personalized recommendations, feel free to contact us directly:
http://www.crutchfield.com/support/ContactUs.aspx
I hope that helps
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[ Ryan Oct 19, 2016 ] Staff
Q
Does this wire conform to the AWG standard (i.e. 12 gauge = 12 AWG)? And how about strand count information?
[ Tom Jan 05, 2018 ]
2 answers
A
Yes indeed. It is designed specifically for audio application. Read a comprehensive description below. It is more info. than you may need but informative.
Wire gage is an index which shows, indirectly (inversely and logarithmically), the cross-sectional area of a round wire. In the case of solid conductors, measurement of this area is pretty straightforward: the area is the radius of the wire squared, times pi, and for the sake of ease of expression, a measure called "Circular MIL area" is instead often used instead; one circular mil is the area of a circle with a diameter of one mil (1/1000 inch), and the circular mil area of a solid wire, consequently, is always the diameter of the wire, in mils, squared.
Stranded wire is another matter. For any given AWG size, a stranded wire will occupy more space than a solid wire, because the wire gage is measured by summing the cross-sectional area of the strands. Because there are air pockets between the strands, any given cross-sectional area of wire will take up more overall space in a stranded configuration than it will in a solid wire. Consequently, when we talk about "diameter" relative to wire gage, it's well to remember that diameter will vary not only with gage but also with stranding. In this article, when we talk about relative diameters, our examples are based on solid wire for the sake of simplicity.
The relationship of gage to wire size is, for a lot of people, counterintuitive. The larger the gage number, the smaller the wire. What's more, the relationship isn't linear, but logarithmic. Two 16 AWG wires, combined, amount to a 13 AWG conductor. If you're familiar with decibels (dB), this will make good sense. If we go up or down 10 gage sizes, we increase or decrease the area of the conductor by a factor of 10. If we go up or down 3 gage sizes, we increase or decrease the area by a factor of about 2. For some reason (we're not really sure why) the relationship isn't precise, but it's close enough, for most purposes, to a straight logarithmic formula. For example, a 40 AWG solid wire has a circular mil area, as specified by the National Bureau of Standards, of 9.61; a 30 AWG wire has a circular mil area of 100.5, a 20 AWG wire comes in at 1020, and a 10 AWG at 10380.
Incidentally, it's important to remember that it is the size of the WIRE, not the size of the wire with its insulation, that is measured in AWG.
[ Gary Jan 10, 2018 ]
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Yes, it's a true 12awg speaker wire.
[ ELIZABETH Jan 10, 2018 ]
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