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<blockquote data-quote="thefunkybunch" data-source="post: 3305940" data-attributes="member: 563903">when you go with a decent speaker, power ratings are more for liability than anything else, really.&nbsp; for a long time i was running a set of TR-650csi speakers off of a jl 300/2.&nbsp; those speakers are rated at 50 watts RMS.&nbsp; i never had a single issue with them.&nbsp; i am a firm believer in overpowering.&nbsp; the more power you have on tap, the less your amplifier has to work to push the speakers.&nbsp; if you have a 500 watt amp pushing a 70 watt pair of speakers, the amp isn&#039;t even breaking a sweat, resulting in less heat, less strain on the amp, and better sound.&nbsp; if you have a 70 watt amp on a 70 watt pair of speakers, you&#039;re pushing that amp at its max to extract the full potential out of the speakers.&nbsp; would you rather go 100mph in a geo metro, or 100mph in a maybach mercedes?having said that, jl also seriously underrates their power ratings.&nbsp; the w1v2 subs are &#039;rated&#039; at 150 watts RMS.&nbsp; i&#039;ve had customers push a single 10w1v2 with a 500/1 jl amp, beat the piss out of it, and never had a speaker failure.&nbsp; i&#039;m not saying the jl&#039;s are the absolute greatest thing on earth, but for a good price range there isn&#039;t much in that price range that will sound better, without going DIY which may be a bit over your skill level, i know nothing of your background, but judging from your posts you&#039;d probably be better off going with something that will do better otu of the box, without the need of a bunch of processing, highly customized install, etc to get it to sound right.personally, i have a set of boston pro 6.53&#039;s and wouldn&#039;t trade them for, well, anything short of a set of the new boston Z&#039;s //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif&nbsp; those will handle anything you could ever possibly throw at them.&nbsp; they&#039;re &#039;rated&#039; at 50-500 watts RMS. currently they&#039;re underpowered with an old ppi art amp, but when i get a few extra bucks, and a pdx 4.150 that will all change //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thefunkybunch, post: 3305940, member: 563903"] when you go with a decent speaker, power ratings are more for liability than anything else, really. for a long time i was running a set of TR-650csi speakers off of a jl 300/2. those speakers are rated at 50 watts RMS. i never had a single issue with them. i am a firm believer in overpowering. the more power you have on tap, the less your amplifier has to work to push the speakers. if you have a 500 watt amp pushing a 70 watt pair of speakers, the amp isn't even breaking a sweat, resulting in less heat, less strain on the amp, and better sound. if you have a 70 watt amp on a 70 watt pair of speakers, you're pushing that amp at its max to extract the full potential out of the speakers. would you rather go 100mph in a geo metro, or 100mph in a maybach mercedes? having said that, jl also seriously underrates their power ratings. the w1v2 subs are 'rated' at 150 watts RMS. i've had customers push a single 10w1v2 with a 500/1 jl amp, beat the piss out of it, and never had a speaker failure. i'm not saying the jl's are the absolute greatest thing on earth, but for a good price range there isn't much in that price range that will sound better, without going DIY which may be a bit over your skill level, i know nothing of your background, but judging from your posts you'd probably be better off going with something that will do better otu of the box, without the need of a bunch of processing, highly customized install, etc to get it to sound right. personally, i have a set of boston pro 6.53's and wouldn't trade them for, well, anything short of a set of the new boston Z's [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] those will handle anything you could ever possibly throw at them. they're 'rated' at 50-500 watts RMS. currently they're underpowered with an old ppi art amp, but when i get a few extra bucks, and a pdx 4.150 that will all change [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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