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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8250619" data-attributes="member: 650438">you just want enough power to spare because the downside to underpowering is, most people think their speakers can do more so they turn up the gain and head unit loudness levels to achieve the volume they want and they end up clipping the signal and blowing their speakers. With overpowering, its not really overpowering, you still need to set the gains right so you have just the correct amount of power going to your speakers. If you have too much power going in, there&#039;s a good chance they will melt too if their voice coils cant handle the heat, usually happens when you have 1.5X to 2X their rated rms going into them. Dont worry though, if you have any sense of listening, you&#039;ll know when speakers are starting to distort. The key thing here is take things slow and learn how to set gains with a multi-meter(google it up) and slowly learn the limits of your equipment, since your new, take this advice, If you smell anything funky, turn things off and lower the settings either on your amp or headunit.remember, high pass filters are your friend and try not to have the gain past 45-50% once you hear tweeters sounding really harsh, thats an early sign of clipping. Bass boost should be off on both amp and head unit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8250619, member: 650438"] you just want enough power to spare because the downside to underpowering is, most people think their speakers can do more so they turn up the gain and head unit loudness levels to achieve the volume they want and they end up clipping the signal and blowing their speakers. With overpowering, its not really overpowering, you still need to set the gains right so you have just the correct amount of power going to your speakers. If you have too much power going in, there's a good chance they will melt too if their voice coils cant handle the heat, usually happens when you have 1.5X to 2X their rated rms going into them. Dont worry though, if you have any sense of listening, you'll know when speakers are starting to distort. The key thing here is take things slow and learn how to set gains with a multi-meter(google it up) and slowly learn the limits of your equipment, since your new, take this advice, If you smell anything funky, turn things off and lower the settings either on your amp or headunit. remember, high pass filters are your friend and try not to have the gain past 45-50% once you hear tweeters sounding really harsh, thats an early sign of clipping. Bass boost should be off on both amp and head unit. [/QUOTE]

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