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<blockquote data-quote="VWBobby" data-source="post: 7564956" data-attributes="member: 624844">Great posts above! ^^Not to nitpick, but the question was if the 100W speakers will sound as good compared to the 50W speakers on a 50W source (amp power). //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifWithout actually performing the test, there is no way to actually know for sure without installing them.Generally speaking, NO it won&#039;t sound as good because the speaker will be running at half of its power when the amp is near its peak RMS. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifSome speakers don&#039;t &quot;come alive&quot; until you reach a certain power point.&nbsp; A speaker or especially a subwoofer with a higher RMS rating has a stiffer suspension and/or heavier coil to handle the added power.&nbsp; This is going to take a few watts just to get it moving.At lower volumes/power, a more sensitive speaker with a lower RMS rating will &quot;generally&quot; sound a Lot better than a higher rated speaker.Just take a look at some of the &quot;50 watt&quot; home theater speakers selling for $500++ and compare them to the &quot;200 watt RMS&quot; speakers we have in car audio for&nbsp;&nbsp; Some speakers with higher RMS ratings will sound &quot;attenuated&quot; and muffled until you get them cranked up.&nbsp; This is why some audio snobs want speakers in the 50RMS range, for actual listening without needing to blow your head off to sound good.One of the best points in this thread was going out to your local home theater/car audio retailer and listening to various speakers.&nbsp;&nbsp; It will give you a better idea of what a specific speaker will sound like and also point out the blatant exaggeration some brands have of their specs! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VWBobby, post: 7564956, member: 624844"] Great posts above! ^^ Not to nitpick, but the question was if the 100W speakers will sound as good compared to the 50W speakers on a 50W source (amp power). [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] Without actually performing the test, there is no way to actually know for sure without installing them. Generally speaking, NO it won't sound as good because the speaker will be running at half of its power when the amp is near its peak RMS. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] Some speakers don't "come alive" until you reach a certain power point. A speaker or especially a subwoofer with a higher RMS rating has a stiffer suspension and/or heavier coil to handle the added power. This is going to take a few watts just to get it moving. At lower volumes/power, a more sensitive speaker with a lower RMS rating will "generally" sound a Lot better than a higher rated speaker. Just take a look at some of the "50 watt" home theater speakers selling for $500++ and compare them to the "200 watt RMS" speakers we have in car audio for Some speakers with higher RMS ratings will sound "attenuated" and muffled until you get them cranked up. This is why some audio snobs want speakers in the 50RMS range, for actual listening without needing to blow your head off to sound good. One of the best points in this thread was going out to your local home theater/car audio retailer and listening to various speakers. It will give you a better idea of what a specific speaker will sound like and also point out the blatant exaggeration some brands have of their specs! [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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