Size of terminal posts..

[b34tBoX 0]

On the BTL/BL..etc..

The terminal posts are to accommodate size 12 gauge speaker wire, and if you want to run it from a 1ohm load in parallel.

Then you would have to cut the amount of strands in half per wire, so basically you have 24AWG of each going into the terminals.

Just seems small.

Since my amp (2500RMS) has 0AWG inputs for power, and 4AWG for speaker wire hookups.

Other subs with equal power handling I have seen have way larger terminals.

Is there a reason to the small terminals?

What do you guys do to ensure you able to put the most amount of power to the sub?

Edited February 3, 2010 by b34tBoX

[Mac N Cheese 90]

12 will work fine...that is what i am using for my BTL

[lee 2]

i dont know what the problem is....

i have 8awg going into mine

what amp is it with 4 awg outputs? im pretty sure its 8 awg outputs

[Duran 387]

Your bitching about how small the wire is, and inside that sub you have 100+ feet of 22 gauge?

[Julian 641]

I fit 8 gauge into it.

look for a reducer if it bothers you that much

something like this

but it wouldn't be worth it. imho

[b34tBoX 0]

i dont know what the problem is....

i have 8awg going into mine

what amp is it with 4 awg outputs? im pretty sure its 8 awg outputs

Soundstream RUB1.2500.D

I made a thread in the show-off section. To see if other amps use the same board.

Actual measurements are.

Input: 14mm diameter

Ouput: 9mm diamter

Your bitching about how small the wire is, and inside that sub you have 100+ feet of 22 gauge?

Ok, I'll use 22 gauge from the amp then.

I fit 8 gauge into it.

look for a reducer if it bothers you that much

something like this

but it wouldn't be worth it. imho

Well, I didn't measure, but yeah, I guess 8 gauge would work.

But then to wire in parallel I would need to reduce the amount of strands at the end so I could either solder or twist two of them together to fit in the terminals.

That's what I did with my BL and no problems, I just figured the BTL would have larger terminals.

Or if there's a different way I should be wiring it.

Edited February 3, 2010 by b34tBoX

[Duran 387]

That's what I did with my BL, I just figured the BTL would have larger terminals.

You know why?

Because it isn't needed!

[NDMstang65 403]

We're not going to give you something you do not need or does not enhance performance...

Punch a hole in your wall and yank the wire out of it and see how small that is.

Your amplifier puts out the same thing that you have in your wall in your house...that is HUNDREDS of feet long

Long story short..you don't need it.

[b34tBoX 0]

We're not going to give you something you do not need or does not enhance performance...

Punch a hole in your wall and yank the wire out of it and see how small that is.

Your amplifier puts out the same thing that you have in your wall in your house...that is HUNDREDS of feet long

Long story short..you don't need it.

Cool, thanks!

[BKOLFO4 29]

Your bitching about how small the wire is, and inside that sub you have 100+ feet of 22 gauge?

That always makes me laugh. My good friend is a 2-ch home audiophile. Love when he changes wire inside the speaker between the crossover and the drivers and describes to me all of the improvements he hears.

I asked him one time - do you know how many feet of wire are in an inductor in that crossover or a voice coil??? You just changed 1% of the wire in the total circuit, and you hear all of those differences???

But my favorite story is a guy I worked with at Ford. He paid $300 each for a pair of power cords for his tube amps. But what made me really laugh was the $9 surge protector that was plugged into the wall of his house built in 1952!!!! But man did they make those tube amps sound good!!!