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Am I in any danger sending 300+ WPC to a speaker rated for about a buck twenty? (120rms)

Or are their other factors like efficiency etc?
Audiocr381ve  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-14-10
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09-14-10   I don't know that i completely understand your question. if ...   Timlub

09-14-10: Sebrof
Tim - Not sure I've ever heard things explained quite like you did there, but if it makes sense to you and Audio381 I guess that'll work.

Audio8381 - If you have a 300w amp, you're not sending 300 watts to the speakers unless you turn the volume up to max (and even then, not really). As long as you don't play too loud you'll be fine. The speakers will tell you - When they start to sound like crap, it's too loud.

Sebrof  (System | Answers | This Thread)


09-14-10   The best explaination that i've heard is that the speaker pu ...   Mceljo

09-14-10   Sebrof is also correct that you're very rarely sending the f ...   Mceljo

09-14-10   You have to double your power to get a 3db gain. it takes 3 ...   Timlub

09-14-10   Just a quick add on to make the point of sensitivity and pow ...   Timlub

09-15-10   Timlub, i'm pretty sure you will need over 400 watts to driv ...   Atmasphere

09-15-10   I appologize, i had just run the numbers off the top of my h ...   Timlub

09-15-10   In any event-the question was about having an amp that excee ...   Mechans

09-15-10   Given a choice, i will take the bigger amp any day. you run ...   Atmasphere

09-15-10   Although the conclusions and suggestions that have been expr ...   Almarg

09-15-10   Thanks al, i was trying to make very general terms under ...   Timlub

09-15-10   This is from club knowledge, an article about clipping disto ...   Timlub

09-15-10   Sorry everyone if i have put you through all of this, i hope ...   Timlub

09-15-10   Don't worry about your 300wpc amp powering your 100wpc speak ...   Blkadr

09-16-10   Tim, i sincerely appreciate your gentlemanly responses and y ...   Almarg

09-16-10   The op question of (my interpretation) "can i use a 300 ...   Elizabeth

09-16-10   Elizabeth is right on the money. before in my 2 channel set ...   Jedinite24

09-17-10   Thanks for your kind response almarg, pulled my old speaker ...   Timlub


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