Hertz Mlk165 - Power?

[mr burns]

Denali 804. I think you're right about the power issue. These speakers need power to make them shine. The guy who reviewed them for Car Audio & Electronics said he could not believe the midbass these things can produce.

 

[livinlegend 10+ year member]

question for you experts.

I have 2 pioneer gm-7300M mono amps. They give 250W @ 4 ohms RMS, 360W@2 ohms RMS (800W peak).

Could I just save myself the trouble of an extra purchase and use these 2 to power the MLKs, one mono per side? Or would that be a foolish decision because if it ever pushes the full 800W somehow the speakers are toast.

What would you do?

 

[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

I had the Hertz HP2 putting out 370x2 to them and seemed like they wanted more so I am gonna go with 440x2 and see how they like that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. They seemed to be fine on the LRX 2.9 (whatever that was pushing it I can't remember).//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

 

[night_mirage 10+ year member]

MONO will Not be the perfect match .. Sell them Both and get a 2ch amplifier that puts 150-250w per ch ..

 

[Powers 10+ year member]

Shit, I still can't find anyone who will sell me two sets of MLK 165s and here you are worrying about power. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Bumpin'Buick 10+ year member]

I had the Hertz HP2 putting out 370x2 to them and seemed like they wanted more so I am gonna go with 440x2 and see how they like that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. They seemed to be fine on the LRX 2.9 (whatever that was pushing it I can't remember).//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

440x2, that'll be wild.

So you're already doin 370x2 though, and they can take it no problem? That's good news, so the 320x2 I plan to put to them will be great.

 

[livinlegend 10+ year member]

**** guys aren't you worried about your $500 investment? i mean shit...

 

[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

**** guys aren't you worried about your $500 investment? i mean shit...

I paid more than that to guarantee that I can blow however many I want.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Blackcharger06 10+ year member]

I've got the MLK 2's but not putting them in until next week. I've got a 450x4 JL audio I hope 150 is enough to send to them. It's what the crossover calls for. Head room would be a nice thing. I have a 300x4 that I could add to them fo ra total of 300watts to each side. Sounds like people on here think it would make a difference I'll have to think about it.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

what does hertz say to give them power wise?

 

[denali804 10+ year member]

I don't really pay that much attention to power ratings, but I think they are 150 rms and 300 peak. However being from a prosound background I can tell you that speakers can take a hell of alot more then their rated power as long as you have plenty of good clean power and don't clip the amps. We usually give speaker boxes in concert/club setups 4-5 times their rms power ratings. Most people blow speakers with too little power and clipped signals. I went from 75 watts per door to 150 watts per door and they can easily take more.

 

[Bumpin'Buick 10+ year member]

Right now I have them running 180 watts per door, and they can still take a lot more no problem.

The speakers show no signs of letting up.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

wow i can't believe people think they need 440 watts per door in a car. my 150 watts per door gets me plenty of mid-bass and plenty loud. my god!

 

[lil azn 06 10+ year member]

I paid more than that to guarantee that I can blow however many I want.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

In that case you should of turned it up louder when i heard your system lol. Really need to see how these mid basses do.

 

[hpatel34]

i have an audison vrx4.300 that is running a set of mlk165 at 109wrms.

from what i read, it should be safe to bridge the amp to get 350wrms, ill give it a try