JBP Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 I have read through various threads discussing the minimum number of watts required for a particular speaker but have not come across any regarding the opposite. How do you determine the maximum amount of amplication you can use on a particular speaker without causing damage? For instance, the RF-7 is rated at 250 watts continous, 1000 watts peak. Does that mean the maximum amount of amplication for the RF-7 would fall somewhere in between 250 and 1000? I apologize ahead of time if this is a stupid question because the answer is 250 watts. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 No, it means that your best bet on an amplifier is one that's somewhere between 250-350W RMS. Headroom is our friend. Home amps are rated RMS - but be careful, because a lot of them are not rated "all channels driven". The worst thing you can do to your speakers is underpower them - when you try to kick up the volume on the amp, the speakers start sounding really brittle, and you can do some serious damage to the tweeters when you start pushing the amp to its maximum output. Get a big, beefy amp that will push them good and hard, and don't open it all the way up - you'll end up deaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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