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<blockquote data-quote="Kai Winters" data-source="post: 4400078" data-attributes="member: 574994">You&#039;re also dealing with quality of materials as well when asking about power handling characteristics.You need to deal with the total package not one aspect especially when dealing with speakers...especially when considering subs...whew they can be much more complex than they seem to be.Plan your system around the types of music you listen to, the &quot;loudness&quot; levels you may want to listen to...most don&#039;t have their systems at max volume at all times...and your budget.Max power output of an amp and max wattage of a speaker deals with how much power the amp will put out or the speaker will take under maximum load...this is certainly not much of a technical definition but should work for the basics.Most do not push their systems near their max outputs...generally because while hard on the hardware it also starts suffering from &quot;noise&quot; other than music which is the killer of speakers.While more is generally always better that is not necessarily true in all cases.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kai Winters, post: 4400078, member: 574994"] You're also dealing with quality of materials as well when asking about power handling characteristics. You need to deal with the total package not one aspect especially when dealing with speakers...especially when considering subs...whew they can be much more complex than they seem to be. Plan your system around the types of music you listen to, the "loudness" levels you may want to listen to...most don't have their systems at max volume at all times...and your budget. Max power output of an amp and max wattage of a speaker deals with how much power the amp will put out or the speaker will take under maximum load...this is certainly not much of a technical definition but should work for the basics. Most do not push their systems near their max outputs...generally because while hard on the hardware it also starts suffering from "noise" other than music which is the killer of speakers. While more is generally always better that is not necessarily true in all cases. [/QUOTE]

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