10
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
Cross sectional area - metric [mm
2
]
0.823
1.04
1.31
1.65
2.08
2.63
3.31
Wire resistance per meter [
Ω/m
]
0.0462
0.0365
0.029
0.023
0.0183
0.0144
0.0115
Approximate loss per meter [dB/m]
-0.0396 -0.0327 -0.0269
-0.022 -0.0179
-0.0144 -0.0116
Maximum length [m]
25
35
40
54
65
83
100
■
0.75
■
1.5
■
2.5
Cross sectional area - metric [mm
2
]
0.75
1.5
2.5
Wire resistance per meter [
Ω/m
]
0.052
0.0255
0.0154
Approximate loss per meter [dB/m]
-0.0442
-0.024
-0.0153
Maximum length [m]
23
47
78
Decision on loudspeaker wire size
The higher the cross sectional area of a wire is, the lower the resistance in the wire
is and thereby the signal loss. AWG 12 is the maximum size that can be placed in
the connectors. The table below indicates the recommended maximum wire
length.
AWG wire size
Metric wire size
