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Review on πŸ”΄ InstallGear 16 Gauge AWG 100ft Speaker Wire | 99.9% Oxygen-Free Copper | True Spec | Soft Touch Cable | Red/Brown by Brad Blake

Revainrating 3 out of 5

NO 16AWG wire. "16 caliber ", not "16AWG " - there is a difference. It's more like 18AWG.

This is NOT a 16AWG cable. After receiving it, I immediately noticed that the wire itself is thinner than other 16AWG wires I had on hand. It looks more like an 18AWG cable. If you look closely at the product, it doesn't say *AWG* anywhere - just "16 gauge". It's clearly not 16AWG cable. Also, compared to the NVX 16AWG OFC cable I also had on hand, this InstallGear cable has *much* fewer strands - probably less than half the strands of NVX 16AWG. the cable! Huge difference. It should work fine for the use I bought it for, but if you really need 16AWG wire, look elsewhere. There's a reason it's so cheap (compared to other 16AWG OFC wires).

Pros
  • SOFT TOUCH JACKET - Our cable jacket is specially designed for the installer. The flexibility of this wrapper allows for easy routing and has little memory.
Cons
  • Not bad, but...