Originally Posted by
Zilch
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1) Determine the average impedance of each driver in its range of operation.
2) Determine the average rms current delivered to each driver from the crossover.
3) Size the wires (also considering length and conductive material) such that the IR drop attenuation of each of them in their particular operating frequency range is minimal and equal for all drivers.
4) The attenuation will only be equal when the program material to each driver is exactly the design average.
5) It is a really, really fruitless endeavor to attempt to balance a system in this manner. Know when a bad wank is at hand.
6) Bottom line: size the wires so that they do not contribute significantly to IR loss attenuation.
7) You can use smaller wire on a 16-Ohm tweeter than on a 4-Ohm woofer, yes.
8) Have you ever looked at the wire sizes used in voice coils? You gonna hook up with THAT?
9) It is easily seen that standard practice diminishes the contribution of the internal system wiring to insignificance.
10) It only matters if you're dealing with very high current levels, as in wiring drivers for a stadium sound system, for example.