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<blockquote data-quote="bikinpunk" data-source="post: 2675225" data-attributes="member: 568114">I&#039;ve looked through and searched the tutorial but couldn&#039;t find a specific thread on my question:First off, my amp is rated at 40w rms x4 @ 4 ohms.&nbsp; My slc&#039;s can take 100 @ 4ohms.&nbsp; If it&#039;s possible to boost my output by setting the gains a little higher I&#039;d like to.&nbsp; I&#039;m wanting to run active 2-way and I want to give them about 50w each (50w for mid1, mid2, tweeter1, tweeter2) and not stress my amp too much.I understand that if I were setting gains for one speaker the gain voltage should be approximately:SqRt(50*4)=20v.My question, is since I am actually pushing two speakers off each set of channels (front set off channel 1 &amp;amp; 2, rear set off channel 3 &amp;amp; 4) should I be doubling my output power to account for this since I have one gain control for each set of channels (once again, gain for channel 1 &amp;amp; 2, gain for 3 &amp;amp; 4)?Ie:&nbsp; SqRt(100*4)=40v.If this is correct, then each channel should be showing 50w each after all is said and done, correct?I&#039;m sorry if this is confusing... I tried not to make it that way.If I&#039;m completely wrong here, please explain to me how to set this.&nbsp; Thanks guys.Edit:&nbsp; I think I made this much harder than it is.&nbsp; I can set one gain while checking voltage at one channel instead of worrying about both, since it should be the same on the other channel. Still, I need advice on whether or not I should try to push my amp at 10w more than what it was rated.&nbsp; It may not be a major difference, but Rainbow&#039;s site says &quot;minimum amplifier power 50w&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bikinpunk, post: 2675225, member: 568114"] I've looked through and searched the tutorial but couldn't find a specific thread on my question: First off, my amp is rated at 40w rms x4 @ 4 ohms. My slc's can take 100 @ 4ohms. If it's possible to boost my output by setting the gains a little higher I'd like to. I'm wanting to run active 2-way and I want to give them about 50w each (50w for mid1, mid2, tweeter1, tweeter2) and not stress my amp too much. I understand that if I were setting gains for one speaker the gain voltage should be approximately: SqRt(50*4)=20v. My question, is since I am actually pushing two speakers off each set of channels (front set off channel 1 & 2, rear set off channel 3 & 4) should I be doubling my output power to account for this since I have one gain control for each set of channels (once again, gain for channel 1 & 2, gain for 3 & 4)? Ie: SqRt(100*4)=40v. If this is correct, then each channel should be showing 50w each after all is said and done, correct? I'm sorry if this is confusing... I tried not to make it that way. If I'm completely wrong here, please explain to me how to set this. Thanks guys. [B]Edit: I think I made this much harder than it is. I can set one gain while checking voltage at one channel instead of worrying about both, since it should be the same on the other channel.[/B] [B] [/B] [B]Still, I need advice on whether or not I should try to push my amp at 10w more than what it was rated. It may not be a major difference, but Rainbow's site says "minimum amplifier power 50w".[/B] [/QUOTE]

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