More or less?

[Wafflesomd]

I've always wondered this.

I'll use one of my bookshels for example. It's rated at 165w @ 8ohms, now I know it would be impossible to find an amp that will do exactly 165w on that channel.

But is it better to have more wattage than rated, or less?

 

[mulester7]

I've always wondered this.

I'll use one of my bookshels for example. It's rated at 165w @ 8ohms, now I know it would be impossible to find an amp that will do exactly 165w on that channel.

But is it better to have more wattage than rated, or less?

.....Waffle, the answer is definitely "more"....and just because you might have an amp section rated to 5000 watts doesn't mean you have to take the volume knob past what the speaker will comfortably handle.....

 

[Wafflesomd]

Ok, thanks lol, thats all I wanted to know.

 

[majorloser]

Not having enough power can cause damage to a speaker easier than too much power.

 

[highfihoney]

Well.... im a firm believer in more wattage is better sounding & safer to the speakers,every time ive blown a driver its been with underpowered amplifiers being driven too hard,right now im running amps that have four times the maximum power rating of my speakers without any problem like over powering the speakers.

 

[JoeE SP9]

If you blow tweeters you're driving your amp into clipping. You have insufficient power.

If you blow woofers you have too much power. You can usually hear the woofers bottom out before they blow.