How many watts?

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

The main question is what does your voltage drop down to when its raining? Answer that and I can better help you.

Everyone knows that depends on what hemisphere your in!

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

Well, I'm in the northern hemisphere, so with the polarity when its sunny, I get 13.9 at idle, when it's raining I get 14.2, but that is unimportant as I will just get a cap to make up for any loss I might have whatever the weather. Plus I have a dynamat license plate frame and some vinyls on my car, which add hp and double as sound deadening, so I get an extra 3db. Sounds about right?

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

Well, I'm in the northern hemisphere, so with the polarity when its sunny, I get 13.9 at idle, when it's raining I get 14.2, but that is unimportant as I will just get a cap to make up for any loss I might have whatever the weather. Plus I have a dynamat license plate frame and some vinyls on my car, which add hp and double as sound deadening, so I get an extra 3db. Sounds about right?

You trollin bro? Not cool

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Ya depending on the moons orbital cycle you could see a minor change every couple months or so though...

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

Ya depending on the moons orbital cycle you could see a minor change every couple months or so though...

Sounds legit...

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Of course it's legit these are facts man!

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

Facts overcome logic anyday

 

[Seraphim38 10+ year member]

I will chime in, although it could be too late since this thread seems to have digressed pretty far already.

One manufacturer's ratings often don't match up directly with others (I do work for a professional audio equipment company, and it is one of the largest in the world).

What I can tell you that is bad to do:

- Run your amp at a low~ish gain and overdrive your receiver, or outboard process to make up for it. Amplifier gain structures become very inefficient if turned down low, and the sound source will send a distorted signal down the signal path that will then hurt the speakers more than if the gain was up higher and the source lower.

- Just because the amp and the speakers have a similar wattage rating doesn't mean that the input voltage of the head unit matches the amplifier's, even if the wattage ragins are harmonious. Following a simple method of mapping specs to specs could land you with blown speakers and/or a poor sounding setup.

In the end, you have to find out where the amplifier and speakers start to distort, and simply don't go there. If you can set the gain structure so that each electronic device is run as close to how it was supposed to run, then the system will work best. The tone of an amplifier can change as the gain structure changes, as the amplifier's topology either is running properly or not.

Ultimately, I wouldn't want to suggest an intensely scientific method that doesn't serve you. Audio equipment that's distorting is subject to a shortened life span, and if you can hear distortion, try avoiding it. And, it never hurts to ask a pro for a quick minute to help you tune your gain structure.