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Originally Posted by sharpsicle
When properly set up is the key. You can get a massive amp and then just keep the gain turned way the hell down. But then, why spend the money on the massive amp?
Excess power always carries the potential for damage. Big amplifiers absolutely can cause damage when not set up properly.
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Makes sense. I think the reasoning behind recommending 50% or 100% more power than the speaker can handle is to ensure you have cushion in available power to adjust to where there is no possibility of clipping due to under power or too much power. There is no way for you to achieve that setting with an amp that only puts out 50% of the total RMS of the speakers.
I don't regret trading in the 4x50w for the 4x100w (even the restocking fee). I've got 100w rms components and 30w rms fullrange. I can do 130w rms per channel if I hook up the dash speaker to the amp instead of headunit power. Or I can port 200W per channel against 100w or 130w rms of speaker. I have a lot of flexibility to try different ways of hooking up to the amp.
Appreciate it fellas!
I have good feeling about my 'corona sound system' upgrades.