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    7 months ago

    Pay as much as you want but the sound will not be any different than if you used metal coat hanger wire.

    The speakers won’t sound too good after the coat hanger has caught them on fire, though.

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        7 months ago

        Are you talking specifically about powered speakers? Certainly, resistance is a lesser concern when you’re passing almost no current.

        But it’s important to have a heavy enough gauge cable between amplifiers and passive speakers so that there is not too much resistance, as this will cause it to overheat and potentially start a fire.

        Generally speaking, I think a coat hanger’s gauge is too small for common amplifiers. Plus, if it’s iron then it’s going to have a higher resistance compared to standard materials, meaning more voltage drop and more heating.