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Bad to run 120rms to 100rms speakers
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<blockquote data-quote="DRBOOM" data-source="post: 8663697" data-attributes="member: 676005"><p>Actually most speakers / subwoofer like reserved clean power and you can certainly run even 75% more power but it also comes down to your music preference and loudness. if you are cranking the volume most time to satisfy your listening pleasure knowing you are driving your speakers into distortion, then you are cutting the life of your gear and its only a matter of time they will fail you. 20RMS More and your speakers will not notice the difference. Remember with every double of power, you get that 3decibels so if you want volume, then you have two options:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">get a more powerful component speakers;<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">get two sets of component speakers;<br /> </li> </ul><p>Hope the information is helpful to you mate!</p><p></p><p>BTW, I am running 444rms RMS each to a pair of Alpine SWA-12S4. They are rated at 250rms so I have lots of head room and I make sure I don't drive them to distortion and since I have two, they are efficient enough to fill the car with bass even at moderate listening levels. Its always good to have more reserve power then less, as its the clipping from amplifiers that drive speakers to distortion resulting to speaker damage. Just keep tab of the distortion and you should be fine mate!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]3120[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DRBOOM, post: 8663697, member: 676005"] Actually most speakers / subwoofer like reserved clean power and you can certainly run even 75% more power but it also comes down to your music preference and loudness. if you are cranking the volume most time to satisfy your listening pleasure knowing you are driving your speakers into distortion, then you are cutting the life of your gear and its only a matter of time they will fail you. 20RMS More and your speakers will not notice the difference. Remember with every double of power, you get that 3decibels so if you want volume, then you have two options: [LIST][*]get a more powerful component speakers; [*]get two sets of component speakers; [/LIST] Hope the information is helpful to you mate! BTW, I am running 444rms RMS each to a pair of Alpine SWA-12S4. They are rated at 250rms so I have lots of head room and I make sure I don't drive them to distortion and since I have two, they are efficient enough to fill the car with bass even at moderate listening levels. Its always good to have more reserve power then less, as its the clipping from amplifiers that drive speakers to distortion resulting to speaker damage. Just keep tab of the distortion and you should be fine mate! [ATTACH]3120._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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