newbie question

FunkEQ · 23rd May 2004, 05:12 AM

hey guys

is it better to have an amp rated higher then your speakers or vice versa? and why

i thought i used to know the answer to this but now im lost

cheer

Bill Fitzpatrick · 23rd May 2004, 05:48 AM

Higher for greater headroom.

pinkmouse · 23rd May 2004, 08:07 AM

Higher power amps, (when used with a modicum of sense), are less likely to clip, and therefore destroy drivers.

23rd May 2004, 05:12 AM	#1
FunkEQ diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wellington	newbie question hey guys is it better to have an amp rated higher then your speakers or vice versa? and why i thought i used to know the answer to this but now im lost cheer __________________ If i were not a physicist, i would probably be a musician. i often think in music. i live my daydreams in music i see my life in terms of music... i get most joy in life out of music - Einstein

23rd May 2004, 08:07 AM	#3
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Higher power amps, (when used with a modicum of sense), are less likely to clip, and therefore destroy drivers. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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23rd May 2004, 05:48 AM	#2
Bill Fitzpatrick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eugene, OR	Higher for greater headroom.

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