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<blockquote data-quote="adalos" data-source="post: 3073768" data-attributes="member: 577151">so here&#039;s how my setup is going to be in my celica:pioneer 880prs head unit: 4x50watts (4x22 continuous)rainbow 3-way SLC 365 components (2x6.5&quot;, 2x4&quot;, 2X1&quot; tweeters, 2 x crossovers)12w6v2 sub500/1 JL ampSo i&#039;m gonna be using the 500/1 to power the 12w6v2.The rainbow components are listed at 75 watts minimum, 125 watts nominal, and 150 watts maximum power handling.&nbsp; So what do I need to power the components?&nbsp; Do these handling values apply to all the speakers within the set or just the woofer drivers (as in, does both the 6.5 woofers and the 1&quot; tweeters fall into the same power necessity field?)Obviously the output from the head unit isn&#039;t going to be enough power so I&#039;ll need to amp them.&nbsp; I have a kenwood 400 watt, 2-channel amp that I used to use in my old car.&nbsp; Can you use both the outputs from the head unit to power some speakers and then output from your amp to power the rest?&nbsp; For example:bridge the 4x50 head unit outputs into 2x100 and send that to the tweeters.tap the 2x200 outputs on the amp and have 4x100 to power the 2 6.5&quot; and 2 4&quot; components?am i making any sense?&nbsp; it&#039;s confusing because of how different audio parts label their wattage.&nbsp; for example, an amp might be a &quot;1000 watt amp&quot; but have like only 2x150 continuous output channels when you look at the specs.&nbsp; this to me would make it a 300 watt amp.&nbsp; so when my rainbow components are listed as needing a minimum of 75 and a max of 150 watts, i don&#039;t know how to read that.&nbsp; is that referring to continous wattage?&nbsp; is that per speaker?&nbsp; is it per speaker pair?&nbsp; if i have to provide 100 continuous watts per speaker, it seems like i&#039;m gonna have to either buy a really high end, powerful amp... or have like an amp for each speaker pair.any help would be appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="adalos, post: 3073768, member: 577151"] so here's how my setup is going to be in my celica: pioneer 880prs head unit: 4x50watts (4x22 continuous) rainbow 3-way SLC 365 components (2x6.5", 2x4", 2X1" tweeters, 2 x crossovers) 12w6v2 sub 500/1 JL amp So i'm gonna be using the 500/1 to power the 12w6v2. The rainbow components are listed at 75 watts minimum, 125 watts nominal, and 150 watts maximum power handling. So what do I need to power the components? Do these handling values apply to all the speakers within the set or just the woofer drivers (as in, does both the 6.5 woofers and the 1" tweeters fall into the same power necessity field?) Obviously the output from the head unit isn't going to be enough power so I'll need to amp them. I have a kenwood 400 watt, 2-channel amp that I used to use in my old car. Can you use both the outputs from the head unit to power some speakers and then output from your amp to power the rest? For example: bridge the 4x50 head unit outputs into 2x100 and send that to the tweeters. tap the 2x200 outputs on the amp and have 4x100 to power the 2 6.5" and 2 4" components? am i making any sense? it's confusing because of how different audio parts label their wattage. for example, an amp might be a "1000 watt amp" but have like only 2x150 continuous output channels when you look at the specs. this to me would make it a 300 watt amp. so when my rainbow components are listed as needing a minimum of 75 and a max of 150 watts, i don't know how to read that. is that referring to continous wattage? is that per speaker? is it per speaker pair? if i have to provide 100 continuous watts per speaker, it seems like i'm gonna have to either buy a really high end, powerful amp... or have like an amp for each speaker pair. any help would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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