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<blockquote data-quote="DejaWiz" data-source="post: 2785364" data-attributes="member: 569941">1.)&nbsp; No, there is no truth to that.&nbsp; Your friends are talking out of their @sses.A speaker does not draw power, it utilizes what is given to it.&nbsp; You can feed a speaker 22w and it will not ask for anymore, just as you can feed it 50w and it won&#039;t ask for anymore.Speakers are rated like so:RMS (or continuous) POWER - max sustained power from an amp that the speaker can handle without damage.MAX (or peak) POWER - max power in a very very quick burst (Depending on the speaker and using copious amounts of care, you can often exceed the RMS power rating by a little to sometimes quite a bit (2x or more the power) without rendering damage.2.)&nbsp; It never hurts.&nbsp; You&#039;ll only need something around 4x50W RMS, and the <a href="http://www.millionbuy.com/prfcl440.html" target="_blank">Profile Clarus CL440</a> comes to mind.&nbsp; Decent little budget amp and does near as advertised.&nbsp; Just be cautious with the gain setting and utilize the HP Filter for the front channels, as your Inifnity 4&quot; speakers won&#039;t be able to take much abuse.3.)&nbsp; They are decent.&nbsp; Not superb, buy they will certainly perform as advertised.&nbsp; A little tweaking and an amp will make them &quot;come alive&quot; so to speak.Oh, and 4) Your friends are talking out of their @sses!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DejaWiz, post: 2785364, member: 569941"] 1.) No, there is no truth to that. Your friends are talking out of their @sses. A speaker does not draw power, it utilizes what is given to it. You can feed a speaker 22w and it will not ask for anymore, just as you can feed it 50w and it won't ask for anymore. Speakers are rated like so: RMS (or continuous) POWER - max sustained power from an amp that the speaker can handle without damage. MAX (or peak) POWER - max power in a very very quick burst ( Depending on the speaker and using copious amounts of care, you can often exceed the RMS power rating by a little to sometimes quite a bit (2x or more the power) without rendering damage. 2.) It never hurts. You'll only need something around 4x50W RMS, and the [URL="http://www.millionbuy.com/prfcl440.html"]Profile Clarus CL440[/URL] comes to mind. Decent little budget amp and does near as advertised. Just be cautious with the gain setting and utilize the HP Filter for the front channels, as your Inifnity 4" speakers won't be able to take much abuse. 3.) They are decent. Not superb, buy they will certainly perform as advertised. A little tweaking and an amp will make them "come alive" so to speak. Oh, and 4) Your friends are talking out of their @sses! [/QUOTE]

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