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Originally Posted by soundman98
i don't know enough about nutrient stuff to know if that's an accurate assessment!
underpowering just means that there's less of everything-it moves the speaker less, and presents less power, so there's less heat potential. it's safer to use less power than more power unless everything is set up correctly.
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See.. that's what I originally assumed, thinking a 4x50w (more like 4x36w rms)amp would be sufficient for my 100w rms components. Then I did a search for "how to pick the right sized amp" or something to that extent. What I found was a lot of conflicting information, but for the most part they say you should have an amp rated for +50% to double the RMS of your speakers. Just on the crutchfield website they got one article saying one thing and another saying to go 50% of total speaker RMS rating, both articles written by "experts."
I ended up going with a cheap 100w x4 amp by Dual Audio. I can try 100w per channel first, and if that dont work I could bridge it and push 200w per channel. If it does work, I have the option to add another 200w rms for future expansion without needing another amp.
I guess the only down side is not using your speaker's potential and possibly not sound great. I mean.. you've got to hear the thing first to determine if it sounds good or not. si or no?