is there a difference between home speaker wire and car speaker wire?

[Mega2000]

i can get a good deal on 10GA car speaker wire from a friend and wanted to know if there is a difference between speaker wire made for car audio use and wire made for home use?

it is some blue wire if that makes difference

thanks

 

[zumbo]

Yes. Car wire is for 4ohm. Home wire is for 8ohm.















Just kidding! It will work fine.

 

[SQ Kid]

same stuff. the car stuff may actually be a little more rugged to stand up to the not-so-great car environment, but that's it. i used home wire in my car. just go with what you have or the cheapest.

 

[sjdgpt]

The difference is....

the label on the package. Yes, seriously.

There may be a "high end" cable manufacturer that makes changes in the external sheath to compensate for heat in car applications. Most likely, they just change the color of the sheath.

 

[mtrycrafts]

it is some blue wire if that makes difference

thanks

I like blue wire
But no, if you are sure you are getting a good deal, about $.30/ft, then you should get that

 

[mustang_steve]

Aside from some being chemical/heat resistant, none whatsoever.

However you can often get 12-18ga car cable for less than you can get at your local audio/electronics shop. Go figure.

 

[Mudcat]

it is some blue wire if that makes difference

You cannot use blue wire. You must use red wire. or is that a blue pill vs red pill?