How many watts do i need

[BIG.D 10+ year member]

How many watts RMS should i run for the 6.5's and the 6x9's i have. There polk audio 100watts RMS and 300watts max. Would you run 100watts RMS for each speaker or is that alot of power for the mids and highs?

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[Buck 5,000+ posts]

that is a fair amount of power for mids and highs but if you are adding subs, I would recommend it.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

100x4 is not unusual at all.

Having plenty of power doesn't mean you have to use it all the time, but it will be there when you feel the need.

I have 180 rms x 2 on my components. I listen to AM radio more often than loud music //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

I agree, That you can never have too much power. my components are getting about 350 watts a ch.

I would buy the biggest amp your budget allows.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

you could always use the headroom

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

I agree, That you can never have too much power. my components are getting about 350 watts a ch.I would buy the biggest amp your budget allows.

my sub is rated at 1200w RMS should I throw 10k to it? my Quarts are rated at 170 RMS should I guve them 1k Each? Not a great statment there.

 

[Phers1er 10+ year member]

#1 If you know what you are doing you can run alot more power than you need.

#2 lets not blow the things I say out of proportion

I never said to throw 1000 watts on your front stage. I was simply stating that headroom is good thing.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

my sub is rated at 1200w RMS should I throw 10k to it? my Quarts are rated at 170 RMS should I guve them 1k Each? Not a great statment there.

that's oversimplifying his statement. But even then, it won't hurt it if you know what you're doing