Review on Enhance Your Audio Experience with InstallGear 4 Gauge Amp Kit: Complete Amplifier Installation Wiring Wire by William Stewart

I won't lie, this isn't the best kit. Indeed far from it. As far as I can tell this kit is cheap as it uses CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum) wiring, not OFC (Oxygen Free Copper). Therefore, the wire in this kit will NOT carry the same electrical load as 4 AWG oxygen-free copper wire. However for the CCA wire this kit is definitely a bargain at the current price (20 when I bought it vs 60 for OFC). It has everything you need to get started and it's all good enough to be serviced. The advantage here, however, lies in the wire thickness. Most CCA kits are very small and have a large insulator to give the appearance of a real 4 gauge. But the wire in this kit really does appear to be 4 gauge (compared to the 4 gauge battery wire I had lying around). Because of this, there should be no doubt that this kit can perform. As a general rule, the CCA should always be considered as performing as well as its inferior 2 gauge OFC counterpart. This means that this particular 4 gauge CCA cable is more like a 6 gauge OFC cable. That means it should be able to put out around 600W RMS of power without too much trouble. However, going beyond that can cause the CCA cable to overheat and melt (see 6/17/18 update below). For me it draws about 376 watts RMS with two amps (one for two 12" aplines. and smaller for my front door speakers). The cable doesn't feel hot even after running my system for a decent amount of time (1 to 2 hours) loud enough. CCA tends to corrode MUCH faster than OFC. In fact, I've seen some of my CCA wires that I've used on other projects (not the wire in this particular kit) break in less than a Year rusting. So I recommend treating the joints, at least under the hood where it's more exposed to external influences, with a dielectric grease that helps protect the joints from corrosion and is good. Just keep an eye on it. Please note that the fuse holder in this kit is NOT waterproof so do not put it where it may get wet d Make sure to use dielectric grease on the fuse terminals Ins overall this kit is too good to pass up once you understand its limitations and you get what you pay for. This is NOT a premium package. I understand that there is a bad stigma attached to CCA, but if you stick to the limitations of the CCA wire, it's really hard to go wrong. FOLLOW-UP THOUGHTS: The speaker wire included in this kit looks pretty crappy in my opinion. I've used it myself, but only because I know I won't run more than 38W RMS through them (probably even less). Good for a small external amplifier for door speakers. Not recommended for subwoofers with more than 100W RMS power. UPDATE 06/17/18. So recently I went overboard a little and added two more 12" subwoofers on top of the two Alpines I already had. for a total of four 12's. To provide enough power for all of this, I settled on a decent budget amp from Rockville (Rockville dB45 3200W/1600W RMS, 4ch amp, car stereo amp, loud!). , 800 RMS at most, which exceeds my recommended power above. To add even more salt, I also upgraded the front amp for my doors to an inexpensive 2-channel that I picked up at WalMart (Dual XPR82D). CEA rated 80W RMS per channel. So if I understand this correctly, that means it hits 160 RMS between my two door speakers (I have full gain, no distortion). , I seem to work up to 960 RMS, more or less depending on listening volume, maybe a little less, but definitely definitely more than the 600 I previously recommended. The point of this update is to let you know that I have not yet felt my power cord getting that hot and I have not changed or even added it. Does this mean I've changed my recommendation? Oh no. Finally, I have a battery designed specifically for car audio. I'm not an engineer, but I suspect that this battery could help relieve stress on the main cable during peak usage on my amps since it has lower resistance and is closer to my amps. Take that pack with a grain of salt. I just wanted to share my positive experience so far. It's entirely up to you whether you take the same risk and accidentally start a fire. I will update if my experience changes. ANOTHER UPDATE 03/25/19: I've changed my settings a bit since then. The living conditions have changed and with it the space requirement in the car. Because of this change, I switched to a single amp and a single 12" Alpine. Rockville still rocks, but now it powers my entire sound system (two 6x9 doors and one 12"). The only thing I haven't seen The main change in almost a year is the power cord. It's still fantastic. It hasn't warmed up yet and hasn't caused any noticeable problems with my setup. I still check it from time to time to make sure it hasn't Luckily the dielectric grease trick seems to work as I haven't seen any signs of corrosion yet, so it's safe to assume the wire stayed in good condition for as long as I needed it.