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BroadHopper · 07-27-2016, 08:22 AM

Like the Sea Ray, 4 Winns uses 16 gauge wiring for OEM audio wiring. Minimum requirement often found in OEM auto applications

Formulas uses 14 gauge wiring. Good for low end audio. The amp power wires are 10 gauge. Instead of a common ground for the four speakers, each speakers have respective ground wire. This was good to know when I upgraded the Babb speakers to DC Gold and the Blaupunkt audio (8 watts) was upgraded to JBL at 40 watts per channel.

Someone gave me a 1200 watts amp to add to the mix. After reading the manual, the speaker wires and the power wires meet the minimum requirements to handle the new amp. The speakers can handle the 300 watts per channel.

I'm thinking of upgrading the speaker wires to 12 and the power wires to 8 to be safe. The wiring harness will not allow me to just replace the old wires with the new by pulling the old wires out with the wires attached. I would need to run new wires. A PITA.

I read online about wireless audio speaker setups. Anyone has any experience?

07-27-2016, 08:22 AM	#8
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,587 Thanks: 3,228 Thanked 1,107 Times in 797 Posts	OEM Wiring Like the Sea Ray, 4 Winns uses 16 gauge wiring for OEM audio wiring. Minimum requirement often found in OEM auto applications Formulas uses 14 gauge wiring. Good for low end audio. The amp power wires are 10 gauge. Instead of a common ground for the four speakers, each speakers have respective ground wire. This was good to know when I upgraded the Babb speakers to DC Gold and the Blaupunkt audio (8 watts) was upgraded to JBL at 40 watts per channel. Someone gave me a 1200 watts amp to add to the mix. After reading the manual, the speaker wires and the power wires meet the minimum requirements to handle the new amp. The speakers can handle the 300 watts per channel. I'm thinking of upgrading the speaker wires to 12 and the power wires to 8 to be safe. The wiring harness will not allow me to just replace the old wires with the new by pulling the old wires out with the wires attached. I would need to run new wires. A PITA. I read online about wireless audio speaker setups. Anyone has any experience? __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.