crossover question about resistors?

scooby1 · 6th September 2005, 01:40 AM

hi there just wondering when padding a tweeter should i go for 5watt or 10 watt wire wound ? thanks in advance

Jay · 6th September 2005, 04:27 AM

It depends on the watts of your amplifier and how loud you want your speaker sings. If you want to learn how to calculate the exact power requirement, you can simply check on ESP site (http://sound.westhost.com), I think there's article about this.

But IME, 10W is enough for normal home audio. And I even use 5W! (My amps are no more than 50W)

scooby1 · 6th September 2005, 05:13 AM

thanks Jay i had a feeling it was relative to the power requirements just needed to hear it from someone else

cheers

6th September 2005, 01:40 AM	#1
scooby1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: vic aus	crossover question about resistors? hi there just wondering when padding a tweeter should i go for 5watt or 10 watt wire wound ? thanks in advance

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6th September 2005, 04:27 AM	#2
Jay diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jakarta	It depends on the watts of your amplifier and how loud you want your speaker sings. If you want to learn how to calculate the exact power requirement, you can simply check on ESP site (http://sound.westhost.com), I think there's article about this. But IME, 10W is enough for normal home audio. And I even use 5W! (My amps are no more than 50W)

6th September 2005, 05:13 AM	#3
scooby1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: vic aus	thanks Jay i had a feeling it was relative to the power requirements just needed to hear it from someone else cheers

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