iD Mids Clipping?

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

what he and the others said. underpowering speakers usually causes ppl think they need to compensate by turning up the gain or the volume because they think it's not enough. this in turns starts to send a clipped signal to the speakers which is what damages them. not the underpowering.
now with that that said the ID CTX series speakers were made for drop in replacements. so wether powering it off the deck or an amp would suit the speakers fine. and if you'd look on the box of the ctx65cs you'll see a bar graph showing where the different power areas are. 100 is considered safe and the rest below that is green.

yup, I'm guilty as charged for that noob mistake. That was the exact logic I was using.

But as far as the CTX's go, thats a pretty nice feature. Any idea what the safe range is for the cxs64s?

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

you clip your amp, not your speakers

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

actually i'm not sure i've been trying to get the guys over there to send me more info. like boxes with speakers in them but they keep saying that i have to pay for them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif that sucks lol

edit: i just looked at the 2009 brochure and it says the cxsv2 handle 25-250 so i'm guessing the "wattage sign" is at 125.

 

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

Hey guys,

this is a random, and probably stupid question.

But I was wondering if I could wire my components down to 2 ohms. My amp will be able to produce the right power for comps if it was operating at 2 ohms.

I'm going to have the same mids as before, but I'm just waiting on the v2 updated crossovers and xs28 tweeters to come in.

I figured while I wait I might as well see how I can play around with it.

amp: DD C1a

comps: cxs64

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

explain to me how you plann on wiring it down to two ohms? also rememebr that power is then divided when u wire speakers together so your speakers may actually see less power.

 

[CrownMe 10+ year member]

lol, I really had no plans on how to wire it down to 2 ohms safely and efficiently. Thats why I was wondering if some of the more experienced members would be able to provide me with some insight on how to do it.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

not sure if what you want to do is really possible. if your using the passives that came with the set and your sending them at least 100 watts you should be fine.