Posted April 22, 200817 yr how many of you guys actually give your components there suggested rms or under? and how many of you over power them? i was thinking around another 50 watts over suggested rms wouldnt kill them would it?
April 22, 200817 yr Totally depends on how things integrate...sometimes lots of power is needed to get the desired midbass response, other times it has the effect of flattening the sound stage and making things sound worse. If you're running active, the specific amount of power used is almost meaningless anyway because there's likely to be big differences in the amount of power the tweets, midranges and/or midbasses are getting.More is not always better.
April 22, 200817 yr how many of you guys actually give your components there suggested rms or under? and how many of you over power them? i was thinking around another 50 watts over suggested rms wouldnt kill them would it?Well my pdx puts out 150 rms, type-r's handle 110rms. They eat it up no problem. I get good mid-bass and thats why I'm adding more sound proofing to the doors next week Type-r are only 87dB sensitivity though. Many others are higher then that.
April 22, 200817 yr i run 2 pairs of these http://www.hookedontronics.com/show_produc...s.jsp?cid=13695 on a sun down 100.4 almost at full tilt
April 22, 200817 yr Author i run 2 pairs of these http://www.hookedontronics.com/show_produc...s.jsp?cid=13695 on a sun down 100.4 almost at full tiltopps nevermind..i was going to ask if you only do rears..but i saw you said 2 pairs..how do like those alpines btw? Edited April 22, 200817 yr by denalilvr
April 22, 200817 yr Headroom can be your friend, but just because you have it doesn't mean you set the gains to give it out.
April 22, 200817 yr ahh... thay are ok... i mean thay sound nice.. when o play classical or even rock... but rap.. i donno.. every rap song plays diffrent, before i got these i had 4 mtx 5x7's i cant remeber what model. type r's sound better then the mtx's did.... im prolly gonna change my line up but im not sure what im gonna change to... you have what 6 1/2's up front... and what the same in the back?
April 23, 200817 yr Author ahh... thay are ok... i mean thay sound nice.. when o play classical or even rock... but rap.. i donno.. every rap song plays diffrent, before i got these i had 4 mtx 5x7's i cant remeber what model. type r's sound better then the mtx's did.... im probably gonna change my line up but im not sure what im gonna change to... you have what 6 1/2's up front... and what the same in the back?ya im using boston acoustics pro 60 models http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseac...Product_ID=1078
April 24, 200817 yr I always figure a 50wrms/ch amp may clip at 50w, and if your speakers are rated at 50w that is bad. A 75wrms/ch amp should not. Also depends on the amp, I have a 2x40 that works nice and beats some 2x75 I have used. But I like to use lower wattage speakers in general and take the chance as I am careful when I beat them. Most of the time (excluding expensive drivers) they seem to sound better to me. Maybe higher sensitivity? Right now my front comps are rated for way more power than the amp I am using (5ch), sounds ugly when it distorts can't wait to swap amps to something larger.
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