speaker wire
Sound system connector
Speaker wire is electrical cable designed to connect audio amplifiers to speakers.
It typically consists of two insulated copper conductors running parallel, allowing current to flow in a complete circuit.
Speaker wire is sold in various gauges—lower numbers indicate thicker wire, which reduces resistance over longer runs: I need to run fifty feet of speaker wire to the rear surrounds.
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- audioTransmitted sound content
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
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- wire typesRomex
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- conductorsaluminum, platinum, nickel, brass, tungsten
- wire
- audio connections3.5mm jack, headphone jack, RCA, XLR, banana plug
- low voltagetransformer, power supply, wall wart, doorbell, thermostat
speaker wireBluetooth audio
Cable-free sound transmission
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