I used 16 gauge for my 2 12" subs with a 400 watt amp and it was fine. When
you the sub cuts out when you listen to a lot of bass, how long has it been
playing? What it the gauge of the power wires? It's possible your amp is
going into protected mode, meaning it shuts itself off to prevent possible
damage. Think of it like a self-resetting curcuit breaker. The usually
culprits of this are either running the amp with too low of a ohm load or
just pure overheating. I used to listen to mine at full bast with a ton of
bass and after an hour and a half of this the amp would overheat and
shutdown for about 15 to 20 minutes. Also, when quality of the electronics
matter too with how much you can push the amp. A friend of mine had a 600
watt JBL amp powering 2 10" Pioneer subs and it would overheat after 10
minutes. Talk about your cheap crap.

"DaveT" <bgates@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Hey guys,
>
> I was wondering... Does it matter what kind of wire (in terms of gauge)
I
> have connecting my amp to my sub? I have a 16 gauge out of the amp. I
> bought the custom sub with a VERY thick strand wire coming out of the box.
> The 16 gauge is connecting these two. The reason I ask is because when I'm
> hearing music that has a lot of bass and it's playing pretty loud, the sub
> will go out. I have a 600W amp and a 1000W sub. I was thinking the reason
> was the wire that connects them. I don't really know a lot about this
stuff,
> so any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Dave
>
>