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<blockquote data-quote="rixxertii" data-source="post: 806366" data-attributes="member: 560176">Well it depends on your definition of sounding &quot;good&quot; then, if you like weak, muddy bass with no punch, and a lovely distortion sound at higher volumes, go ahead and run it off of a 200 watt pos amp, if you want nice clear bass notes, with good definition and well defined shifts then you need power.&nbsp; thats all there is to it, you cant underpower speakers with a crappy, low power amp and expect them to sound good just by turning up the gain.&nbsp; This is a common mistake made by wigger types who want to squeeze out more SPL than is reasonable given their equipment.Now dont get me wrong and think that I am saying there is no place in the world for cheaply made, underpowered amps that fake everyone out by advertising ridiculous specifications under the guise of (&quot;Peak&quot; power, or &quot;Musical&quot; power), its just not what I am about...look around at competitions and see that all the top SQ setups are running quality components, not profile, legacy, or other &quot;brand name&quot; car audio equipment.&nbsp; What you see there is a reflection of what is the best of today&#039;s technological advances in car audio and if you dont want to pay for that then you need to settle for an inferior system.&nbsp; Rant over, dont underpower Eclipse speakers, they dont like it.Joel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rixxertii, post: 806366, member: 560176"] Well it depends on your definition of sounding "good" then, if you like weak, muddy bass with no punch, and a lovely distortion sound at higher volumes, go ahead and run it off of a 200 watt pos amp, if you want nice clear bass notes, with good definition and well defined shifts then you need power. thats all there is to it, you cant underpower speakers with a crappy, low power amp and expect them to sound good just by turning up the gain. This is a common mistake made by wigger types who want to squeeze out more SPL than is reasonable given their equipment. Now dont get me wrong and think that I am saying there is no place in the world for cheaply made, underpowered amps that fake everyone out by advertising ridiculous specifications under the guise of ("Peak" power, or "Musical" power), its just not what I am about...look around at competitions and see that all the top SQ setups are running quality components, not profile, legacy, or other "brand name" car audio equipment. What you see there is a reflection of what is the best of today's technological advances in car audio and if you dont want to pay for that then you need to settle for an inferior system. Rant over, dont underpower Eclipse speakers, they dont like it. Joel [/QUOTE]

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