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Can I use 24 gauge speaker cable?

I’ve been trying to google this but I only get vague answers.
I want to know if I can use 24 gauge cable as speaker cable. And if not: why not?
Usual answers are “no, you should use xx gauge”, but I’m looking for why is that? Will the speakers of the amp go off in flames if the resistance is too high? I don’t even get that because the resistance isn’t even that much of a difference between speaker cable sizes, compared to the speakers resistance.

I’m talking about ca 16ft / 5m distance between amp and speaker. By the way should that measure 16 ft or double (32ft because one cable is plus and the other minus)?
sjeesjie

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oldhvymec
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I used Kohms to show the fallacy of your argument. Name me one speaker manufacturer that suggests adding resistance in series with the amp-speaker connection?

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Wilson... Transparent Cables.

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oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
24 LOL hard to strip without going to a 28, in MS.. That is tiny...
I used it to mark multiple hydraulic lines, before disassembly.
Analog phone cable...Right.  Lot of that stuff is still buried...

100 plus wires in a cable... All different multi color. great for marking stuff.

Is it good for speaker wire though?  I think it would be pretty good... 10-20 pieces...Do some type of weave. I don't know.. Usually good copper, poly/vinyl/teflon jacket.

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