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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    4-ohm, 3-amp.
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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    Quote Originally Posted by AmEv View Post
    4-ohm, 3-amp.
    about a 4" circumference?


    http://www.amazon.com/Boss-CH1442-Ch.../dp/B001RNNX6W

    something like that would be cool. especially what with the 3 way driver and the speakers themselves already have treble bass knobs


    18v right?

    it'd be about a 54w stereo then (27w a channel) I'm not sure what the RMS of those above speakers are but i bet its something hilarious like 25W or so which would match up nicely with what that amp can provide.

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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    6v
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    I doubt those speakers are 4" drivers.. I have some killer AL's here, and they are a pair of 2" drivers; one full range, and one woofer in each speaker, and they sound HUGE.

    These ones probably use a 2" full range.

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    I bet they are about 5w speakers, and a 3w amp.

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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    Quote Originally Posted by Luke122 View Post
    I bet they are about 5w speakers, and a 3w amp.
    if its 6v 3a then its 18W@4ohm

    http://www.supercircuits.com/resourc...Amps-Converter


    They make car speakers in every shape and size you could think of.


    I've seen some heart shaped speakers before LOL, but 3 1/2 is about the smallest "standard" size.

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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    I didnt mean there's no such thing as a 4" driver, I just didnt think that the ones in those little enclosures were 4". My ziggies are using a 4" full range driver.

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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    Well, the sound system is a 6V system.

    Should that mean the speakers are, too?
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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    Wait.

    Ohm's Law.

    Volts divided by amps = ohms.
    Volts = ohms times amps.
    Volts = 4*3 = 12.


    So, 12V speakers.

    Volts times amps = watts

    12*3=36W
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    Default Re: Need to repair/replace portable speaker cables

    3A signal requires 22AWG wiring, thicker if you plan long runs.

    You can pick up "speaker wire" anywhere, and if you pay the extra dollar for good 18AWG then your little speakers will do just fine. LAN or telecomm (phone) cables should work quite well for these little speakers, and even the worst of these cables is probably better shielded than most cheap speaker wire, but they might not be sufficiently robust to sustain 36W audio output; this would be noticeable as flattened amplitude (ie: quieter) and increased noise floor (ie: turning them up to be less quiet will make staticky or hissing sounds).

    I'd suggest replacing the entire cable length, end to end, rather than splicing midway. Less hassle, less fugly, cleaner signal.
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