[RMS]

I'm a bit new to this so grateful for any help.

I'd like to know what the implications are when you team up a power amp
with say 200W RMS per channel with a speaker rated at say 80W or 120W
or 150W.

Is it effectively like sending too much current down the line and
therefore cooking the speaker? Or do you just have to be careful about
the volume levels that you use.

Thanks

RMS

[John Horner]

RMS wrote:
I'm a bit new to this so grateful for any help.

I'd like to know what the implications are when you team up a power amp
with say 200W RMS per channel with a speaker rated at say 80W or 120W
or 150W.

Is it effectively like sending too much current down the line and
therefore cooking the speaker? Or do you just have to be careful about
the volume levels that you use.

Thanks

RMS


The simple answer is the later. If you keep your volume levels at
reasonable home levels with typical speakers you are not likely to have
a problem.

John

[Walt]

RMS wrote:

I'm a bit new to this so grateful for any help.

I'd like to know what the implications are when you team up a power amp
with say 200W RMS per channel with a speaker rated at say 80W or 120W
or 150W.

No implications at all, unless you TURN IT ALL THE WAY UP!!!

Better too much power than too little - if you try to crank up a 10 watt
amp beyond what it's capable of it'll distort and the clipped wave form
may damage your tweeter.

//Walt

[Laurence Payne]

On 15 Aug 2006 21:46:42 -0700, "RMS" wrote:

I'm a bit new to this so grateful for any help.

I'd like to know what the implications are when you team up a power amp
with say 200W RMS per channel with a speaker rated at say 80W or 120W
or 150W.

Is it effectively like sending too much current down the line and
therefore cooking the speaker? Or do you just have to be careful about
the volume levels that you use.

It means you have the potential to send too much power through the
speakers. So don't turn up too loud.