200w ok for CDT EF61-CF?

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

I am installing my whole system tommorw and I have a 200 x 2 @ 4 ohm amp for my CDT EF61-CF. Do you think it will be ok? I just want an opinion from people who accually have had hands on exp. Thanks! They are rated 130 rms just so yall know.

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[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

id take it easy. my 61A's are rated at 130, and my amp is 130 x 2 @ 4ohm. my gain is a little past halfway and gets loud enough, started to smell some burning. so i turned the gain down. id be very carefull with that amp

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

its a sony xplod amp lol, (dont flame me) im pretty confident it will put in and around 200w.

So basically i should just watch the gains then?

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

definatly. i would. although, i did find out i had one of my wires crossed going to the x-over. the input's pos and neg were backwards. i switched them, put my gain back up. havent smelt anything since. so i would still stick to around 120w. 120w is definatly loud enough. most people usually run 75-100 watts to theyre comps. some people more, some less. im looking into some other comps tho, these cdt's i have arent as crisp as i expected. which really makes me happy i spent the extra 50.00 instead of getting the kama k's. i have high standards in car audio lol... ill buy 50 different things until i find the one thats perfect for my needs. addicted? yea //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

lol alright...hmm no one thinks they can take 200w eh? anyone?

also i heard this is a great set :S

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

ive heard the same. let us know how they sound.

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

thanks im a little worried about the 200w now, at first i though they would take it with ease but you've made me think now lol.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

they might. who knows? i wouldnt push it that much, and i dont know.. but im guessing that amp may not put out 200w.. try it. just be carefull, dont fry them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[HardCoreSound 10+ year member]

lol ya...haha howd i know someone would say it wont put 200w..if thats the case and i watch the gaisn i shouldnt have a problem

 

[Fixxer 10+ year member]

Raising your HPF will increase the power handling too depending what you have it at now. I can't remember what the EF set is rated at (what freq) as lots are @ 100hz. I wouldn't go past that unless you have a midbass setup.

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

Just set your gains correctly and you could have a 1000w amp and not blow them.

how do you set your gains

 

[JB16 10+ year member]

I would get a the 560 Xover for them, which handles 200+ watts flawlessly, that way you wont have to worry. I have the same set with the tw-25 tweeter and that Xover and its awesome(Running em w/ 150watts). Dont forget some deadening!