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Old 12-14-2009, 01:53 PM
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power ratio?

ive got 900 watts rms total going to two 12's, so 450 a piece. i wanna know if theres a power ratio to determine how powerful of speakers i should get to upgrade my mids and highs. i dont want to spend money on speakers only to have them be drowned out by bass. thanks. ive searched the forums and i came up nil
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Old 12-14-2009, 02:44 PM
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I like to shoot for 2 or 3 times the power on the sub as the front end.
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Old 12-14-2009, 04:17 PM
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Mine's currently, 80 watts to each tweeter, 200 watts to each mid, 100 watts to each rear fill co-axial, and 1000 watts to the single 12" sub...so about 2x the power to the sub compared to the front components...sounds awesome!
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Old 12-14-2009, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Dukk
I like to shoot for 2 or 3 times the power on the sub as the front end.
so what if you have 5k in sub amp power? you'd get front speakers that are 1500 rms?
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sounds like a job for the TF6.5's
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Old 12-14-2009, 05:03 PM
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^^sure, 4 morel mids at 150 watts each, and 4 tweets at 100 watts, and a couple of 9" midbass woofers at 200 watts each...1400 watts rms
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Planned:
100x2 tweeters
100x2 mids
360x2 midbass
7000x1 subs

Should be an alright balance for me. But I'm a bass junkie.
But I do like it all to sound good to.
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Old 12-15-2009, 12:54 AM
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alright thanks guys that helps alot!
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Old 12-15-2009, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Father Yuli
so what if you have 5k in sub amp power? you'd get front speakers that are 1500 rms?
Yes.
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