I am currently using a 150 WPC (TU-600) front stage and 1000W amp to my sub, so yeah if you want it loud like live music is pull out the wallet and punch out the power.

BUT I was actually sounding every bit as good (though absolute volume was compromised) with my 75W x 4 amp (TU-4360). I am not convinced that little amp didn’t sound BETTER than its big brother.

 

Having ample power "on tap" helps with "headroom" -- the transition from quiet passages to musical peaks. If you have the gain control on your amplifier all the way off (like I do) than all the better -- the amplifier has something left when needed. Underpowered speakers are more likely to blow than "overpowered" speakers.

 

No, pushing an amplifier into clipping to attain the desired volume blows speakers

Feeding 50 watts to a 100 watt speaker isn't going to hurt it ... Trying to get 100 watts out of a 50 watt amplifier probably is

[ July 23, 2004, 07:23 PM: Message edited by: Jmac ]

 

HELLO!!!!! You are being somewhat redundant What I mean by "ample power" is that the amplifier is not being overdriven (ie clipping) -- usually this means someone is driving a 25w (RMS @ 4ohms) at full gain with the volume at 30 (out of 30), usually with the loudness on and the bass at full, and they wonder why there is distortion!

 

smart system design and a good quality amp should get you right where you want to be. ex. i use a orion 2100hcca in 4 ohm stereo mode to run my quart mids and tweets, not alot of power but my amp never clips and has tons of headroom, now defro uses single amps per spkr with tons of power and his car is probable one of the top sounding cars in north america!! both cars sound great but are done with different enginering concepts. my point is take alot of info, pic out what applies to you and experiment. remember half of car audio is trial and error and the other half is beer and whiskey shooters!!!

 

Except that if you actually run 50 watts or less from an amplifier that can produce up to 50 watts cleanly into a speaker that can handle 100 watts, it won't hurt the speaker [img]smile.gif[/img] Most beginners are under the impression that you WILL blow the speaker if you run this 100 watt speaker off this 50 watt amplifier, no matter the settings on the amplifier, because the speaker is being "underpowered."

Anyways, the point is that it's better to buy more power than you think you'll need [img]smile.gif[/img]

 

I have had no problem feeding 3x recommended power to my speakers.

After the install, and the equipment you use, it's all about the power.

[ July 24, 2004, 03:18 AM: Message edited by: Chadxton ]