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Seasons Landscape Collection™ Manual
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Direct Burial Wire
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Speaker Wire
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Wire Stripper
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Measuring Tape
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Shovel
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Screwdrivers
Tools & Items
The gauge of wire used can have an impact on the performance of your speakers.
Use a multi-stranded wiring designed for amplifier to speaker connections.
Which gauge to select depends on the length of wire to be used on any particular
speaker. The longer your run is, the larger your wire size must be.
Wire Recommendation
Wire Length
Wire Gauge
0 -100’ (0 - 30m)
16
50 - 150’ (15 - 45m)
14
Over 100’ (30m)
12
You will need a wire that has at least two conductors; one that can be identified
as the positive and the other as the negative. All two conductor wires have some
means of identifying which conductor is which, but at times this identification
may be subtle. It’s crucial that you keep track of which wire you use for positive
(+) and negative (-). Typically if the wires are colored red and black, the red wire
is used for positive and the black wire is used for negative, but sometimes other
About Speaker Wire
