Factory speaker wires

[kagekun]

Might be a silly question, but I didn’t pay any attention in auto class when we started messing with car audio.

Is there a chance that the stock speaker wires can either go bad or can’t handle the power reqs of speakers I might install? I’m not using a sub yet, just some average range speakers, but the bass on them sucks in my car.

I’m about to get a new head put in, so I was thinking that maybe I could just get a cheap (500w) amp and run my speakers thru there instead.

I went looking to see what most people are doing with there setup on their pros, but it seems like everyone has an amp and a sub, so that route didn’t help me very much.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Intruder]

If you stay below 70W RMS for the speakers your stock wiring should suffice.
Being the case that the most powerful HUs are about 26W RMS/channel, you can hook up any set of speakers and not need upgraded wires for them.

50W RMS is very LOUD, and you can still use your stock wires. I don't know what kind of amp you're looking at (the 500W you mentioned) but it's most likely overrated (and maybe more than 2 channels)...

In my case, I have an Alpine 9815 HU powering my rear speakers (which are turned off and about to be removed), a set of component speakers in the front which are powered by a 50W amp --> plenty loud, and sounds good.