Importance of matching amp and speakers

[Manitoba]

I'm wondering how important matching speaker normal power and amp RMS are. I have a new pioneere deck and have picked out speakers that I like and have two amps that I'm looking at. The Speakers are 60 watt normal and the amps are 40, and 60 RMS. Which amp should I buy? Is matching the power levels going to make a big difference?

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[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Buy an amp with a little bit more power so you dont have to crank it up high resulting in a much cleaner signal.

Overworked weaker amp

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

My 2 cents on this matter: http://www.513electronics.com/power-ratings-what-do-they-mean/

 

[gstokes]

Buy an amp with a little bit more power so you dont have to crank it up high resulting in a much cleaner signal. Overworked weaker amp

x2, amplifiers love headroom..