Best hook up wire for speaker building

fschris said:

I am bulding some speakers...

What are some opinions on some good hook up wire to connect the speaker to the crossovers ?

Use hook up wire? or Speaker wire?

I was looking on MCM electronics.

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/category/Bulk-Wire/0000001528

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seriously any 18 guage wire will do fine. you're running such short distances that there will be no real world difference between $20 a foot super secret special wire and $.02 a foot lamp cord from HD....

if you have any speaker wire in the 16-18 gauge variety from running your HT or what not, just use that. otherwise hit up radio shack or home depot and grab a few feet and call it a day. I've built more than my fair share of speakers and it's pretty much scientifically impossible to tell the different wires affects apart

thanks dude! I will get some standard hook up wire... twist it up and install.

I just ordered a spool of 12gauge wire from Monoprice, and used it for our HT, and internally wiring speakers.

I use 12-14ga hook up wire for speaker internals, depending on what I have lying around that day. For good measure, I keep lengths from crossovers to drivers consistent, and I always use Red for + and Black for -... keeps things easy.

+1 on any old wire. Like @DqMcClain says, keeping polarity clearly marked is a huge help to avoid mistakes, make visual verification easier, and help if you ever need to change anything later on.

Agree with all the above, plus use something that solders easily - tinned, no weird solder-repelling coating - for your own sanity.