Passive sets that hanlde ~400watts

[the727kid 10+ year member]

What it says, I know the Z6s handle up to 350 ish but anything that gets loud as hell that can handle that much power?

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[gsr22 10+ year member]

looking to sell the germs

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Nah, my boy buying a Charger tommorow and we switching the stereo out a.s.a.p.

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

does he have a budget in mind? What type of music?

 

[kublkmax 10+ year member]

One word Dyn's

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

One word Dyn's

That and morel comes to mind aswell

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Budget, he was interested in my Germs so I would imagine ~$450 range, any model #s on Dyns and Morels?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

One word: Why?

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

One word: Why?

cause he probably has an amp that puts out 400 watts and doesnt want it to go to waste. just a guess though

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

He's NEVER going to use it all. It's going to be wasted anyway. Just get a set that sounds good knowing that you can run all the power it wants or needs to it and still have some left over and then set gains accordingly rather than basing the purchase entirely on power handling.

 

[Igno 10+ year member]

cause he probably has an amp that puts out 400 watts and doesnt want it to go to waste. just a guess though

do you read what you write somtimes

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

He's NEVER going to use it all. It's going to be wasted anyway. Just get a set that sounds good knowing that you can run all the power it wants or needs to it and still have some left over and then set gains accordingly rather than basing the purchase entirely on power handling.

- I have to agree with this. I haven't found a set I liked rated for more than 150 watts RMS.

A couple of things though... I would not put too much stock in manufacturer power ratings... they can be wrong or sometimes inflated... Plus, they can be install/tunning/crossover setting dependant... keep in mind that most of the ratings are full range ratings... with a high pass crossover at the typical 80 - 100 HZ, component sets can typically handle about twice the rated power. Smaller sealed enclosures can often handle more power also. See what I mean?

With a great install/set up, I would not be afraid to put up to 200 - 300 watts on something like PPI 356cs or Cerwin Vega V-Max while not draining my wallet on the purchase.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

He's NEVER going to use it all. It's going to be wasted anyway. Just get a set that sounds good knowing that you can run all the power it wants or needs to it and still have some left over and then set gains accordingly rather than basing the purchase entirely on power handling.

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