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Amp to match 80rms/170max watts & power reserve
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<blockquote data-quote="fohrums" data-source="post: 8657780" data-attributes="member: 645683"><p>[CODE]</p><p>SPEAKER: MB Quart QS216 (1-pair)</p><p>AMP: ?</p><p>CAPACITOR: ?[/CODE]</p><p>Looking for amp to match MB Quart speakers rated at 80/170w. Power rating is 4 ohms. I only prefer to shop at <em>sonicelectronix</em>. I found a couple 2channel-ClassAB amps that have an rms ranging from 100-150w. <u>Are there any benefits in going above RMS but still way below the max wattage output?</u> I want to emphasize keeping the gain below 50% as I had a terrible experience a couple years ago and i'm back at it finally!</p><p></p><p><strong>Then, once I have my amp I want to be able to support it with a capacitor. <u>So let's just assume my amp is 1000w should I double the farad from 1 to 2 at this point or triple it?</u></strong></p><p></p><p>The following are amps <a href="https://i.postimg.cc/QdcP3C4T/Capture.jpg" target="_blank">based on an arbitrary factor</a> where I subtracted the max wattage and rms then side viewing it with price. I don't wanna be robbed or regretting a purchase for a higher priced one (sorted by descending order by price):</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_67763_Rockford-Fosgate-Punch-P500X2.html" target="_blank">Rockford Fosgate Punch P500X2</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Price: $270<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 150w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 500w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p> [*]<a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_38079_Earthquake-Sound-PH800W-2.html" target="_blank">EARTHQUAKE SOUND PH800W/2</a> (<em>My initial choice, any reason not to get this?</em>)</p><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> Price: $140<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 125w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 800w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p> [*]<a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_127445_Soundstream-ST2.1000D.html" target="_blank">Soundstream ST2.1000D</a></p><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> Price: $110<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 140w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 1000w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p> [*]<a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_121759_Pioneer-GM-A5702.html" target="_blank">Pioneer GM-A5702</a></p><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> Price: $115<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 150w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 1000w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p> [*]<a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_113559_Precision-Power-PPI-ICE800.2.html" target="_blank">Precision Power PPI ICE800.2</a> (<em>This looks too good to be true</em>)</p><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> Price: $80<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 130w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 800w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p> [*]<a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_128235_Hifonics-ZXX-500.2.html" target="_blank">Hifonics ZXX-500.2</a></p><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> Price: $80<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 125w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 500w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p> [*]<a href="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_80469_Planet-Audio-AC600.2.html" target="_blank">Planet Audio AC600.2</a> (<em>Ok,....what's the catch?</em>)</p><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> Price: $60<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Rms: 150w<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watt Max: 600w<br /> <br /> </li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fohrums, post: 8657780, member: 645683"] [CODE] SPEAKER: MB Quart QS216 (1-pair) AMP: ? CAPACITOR: ?[/CODE] Looking for amp to match MB Quart speakers rated at 80/170w. Power rating is 4 ohms. I only prefer to shop at [I]sonicelectronix[/I]. I found a couple 2channel-ClassAB amps that have an rms ranging from 100-150w. [U]Are there any benefits in going above RMS but still way below the max wattage output?[/U] I want to emphasize keeping the gain below 50% as I had a terrible experience a couple years ago and i'm back at it finally! [B]Then, once I have my amp I want to be able to support it with a capacitor. [U]So let's just assume my amp is 1000w should I double the farad from 1 to 2 at this point or triple it?[/U][/B] The following are amps [URL="https://i.postimg.cc/QdcP3C4T/Capture.jpg"]based on an arbitrary factor[/URL] where I subtracted the max wattage and rms then side viewing it with price. I don't wanna be robbed or regretting a purchase for a higher priced one (sorted by descending order by price): [LIST=1][*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_67763_Rockford-Fosgate-Punch-P500X2.html"]Rockford Fosgate Punch P500X2[/URL] Price: $270 [*]Watt Rms: 150w [*]Watt Max: 500w [/LIST] [*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_38079_Earthquake-Sound-PH800W-2.html"]EARTHQUAKE SOUND PH800W/2[/URL] ([I]My initial choice, any reason not to get this?[/I]) [LIST=1] Price: $140 [*]Watt Rms: 125w [*]Watt Max: 800w [/LIST] [*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_127445_Soundstream-ST2.1000D.html"]Soundstream ST2.1000D[/URL] [LIST=1] Price: $110 [*]Watt Rms: 140w [*]Watt Max: 1000w [/LIST] [*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_121759_Pioneer-GM-A5702.html"]Pioneer GM-A5702[/URL] [LIST=1] Price: $115 [*]Watt Rms: 150w [*]Watt Max: 1000w [/LIST] [*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_113559_Precision-Power-PPI-ICE800.2.html"]Precision Power PPI ICE800.2[/URL] ([I]This looks too good to be true[/I]) [LIST=1] Price: $80 [*]Watt Rms: 130w [*]Watt Max: 800w [/LIST] [*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_128235_Hifonics-ZXX-500.2.html"]Hifonics ZXX-500.2[/URL] [LIST=1] Price: $80 [*]Watt Rms: 125w [*]Watt Max: 500w [/LIST] [*][URL="https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_80469_Planet-Audio-AC600.2.html"]Planet Audio AC600.2[/URL] ([I]Ok,....what's the catch?[/I]) [LIST=1] Price: $60 [*]Watt Rms: 150w [*]Watt Max: 600w [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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