InstallGear 16 Gauge Speaker Wire (100ft - Red/Brown) | Speaker Cable for Car Speakers Stereos, Home Theater Speakers, Surround Sound, Radio, Automotive Wire, Outdoor | 16 AWG Speaker Wire

Great product and price

Never thought I would write a review on speaker wire, but this stuff is awesome. The jacket is very nice, kind of rubbery but not, has a silky smooth feel to it, almost like suede, and at the same time VERY flexible and light. Does not kink and lays completely flat. The wire itself seems pretty strong as when I stripped the wire ends there were no pieces flaking off that I could notice. I am not using this for an audiophile setup so I can't give opinion on sound, but they do work well for my application. I will say the only negative I found is that with certain types of wire strippers, the outer jacket was difficult to strip. I have three different style of strippers...The first 2 strippers did not work, one literally slipped right off the jacket the second just kinda tore at the jacket...last stripper I used worked perfectly, like it was made for this wire, and I was off to the races. here is a link to the stripper I used that worked flawlessly. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WFL122J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Maybe you can get better, but you won't need better wire unless you're planning on putting together a competition-worthy aftermarket system. This wire is handling 4x door speakers and 2x amps powering those speakers plus two shallow mount subwoofers. I don't think there is any loss in performance - not that I could tell because everything gets more than loud enough so I never run my system beyond ~66% volume anyways. 16 gauge is plenty for both subs and smaller speakers as long as you're not running the lines really long (say, 25' or more). If you need to run really high powered systems (well over 100W RMS per channel) or have a long cable run to deal with then maybe step up to 14 gauge, but this is plenty good for my system that totals ~900W RMS at the moment (I'm making some swaps that will actually drive the total system power right up to 1000W RMS and expect there to be no issues using this wire). I have no complaints here - get this wire if you're OK with the price (I think it is competitively priced). Don't cheap out and get aluminum braided/composite stuff. That's no good at longer runs and can't handle higher power needs.

Good wire for the price. Appears thinner than some other 16 ga wire, because some of those wires are "oversized" intentionally. This is why some people are saying its not really that good.

This wire is very flexible and worked well for installing new components in my car. It is thin though. I stripped it twice as long as I needed and folded it back onto itself to double the thickness inside my connectors. I just replaced my door speakers so I don’t need thicker wires than the factory used so I am happy but I believe the other reviews are correct that it is actually 18 awg. Flexibility is awesome and they look and feel great. If you can hear a difference in the way two different wires sound inside a car driving down the road I won’t believe it so that is irrelevant but they sound fine to me.

real copper wire, not cca! easy to solder to, very soft silicone insulation. a+ grade speaker wires for longer runs <100w

I did a review previously, but could not find my calipers. I found them. So here is the evidence, rather than just my expertise. This wire has a very soft, flexible lining. But, the wire is NOT 16g wire. 16f wire should have a approx. 1.3mm conductor. The insulation measures about 2.5mm, but the conductor is only about 0.9mm, which is closer to 18g wire, which should have a conductor of approx. 0.82mm. Will never by Installgear anything ever again. The seller should have account frozen.

Good cheap speaker wire for doing small speakers. Very flexible and easy to strip.