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10 AWG wire will have less resistance per foot and therefore you can have longer runs with 10 AWG than 12 AWG without as much loss of signal.

Additional to loss of signal there is a need to maintain a low impedance driving the typical speaker with its 4 ohm or 8 ohm coil resistance, to avoid frequency-distortion. A guide rule is that the speaker cable should have a total resistance around 1% of the speaker resistance (or less). On that basis, for 5 yards of speaker cable for a 4 ohm speaker the wire size would be 4 sq. mm (11 AWG) or for an 8 ohm speaker 2 sq. mm (14 AWG).

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Using the above formula of 1% of the speaker resistance the above answer is not correct.

For a 4 ohm speaker at 1% is .04 ohms. The resistance of #12 wire is .001588 ohms per foot. This will allow you to run 25 feet and still stay within the parameters.

For a 4 ohm speaker at 1% is .04 ohms. The resistance of #10 wire is .00100 ohms per foot. This will allow you to run 40 feet and still stay within the parameters.

You can see, what the first answer states is correct.

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The main difference between 10 AWG and 12 AWG speaker wire is their thickness or gauge. 10 AWG wire is thicker and can handle higher power levels with less resistance than 12 AWG wire. Therefore, 10 AWG wire is suitable for larger speakers or longer cable runs where more power is being delivered.

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