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<blockquote data-quote="Audsocman" data-source="post: 8268140" data-attributes="member: 661215"><p>Hello everyone,</p><p></p><p><strong>Question:</strong></p><p></p><p>Would it make a difference sending 80 watts to an 85 RMS speaker compared to 100 watts?</p><p></p><p><strong>Background:</strong></p><p></p><p>I have been looking into upgrading my door speakers to components <strong>(IA I Series)</strong>, but I am having a little difficulty deciding between two amps to power them with; a <strong>Rockford Fosgate P300x2 (100x2 @ 4)</strong> or a <strong>Boston Acoustics GTA-802 (80x2 @ 4)</strong>.</p><p></p><p>The speakers ask for 85 and I have read many places it is better to overpower than under, but if the difference between the watts per channel are not going to affect the SQ that much I would rather save the $50 and get the BA amp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Audsocman, post: 8268140, member: 661215"] Hello everyone, [B]Question:[/B] Would it make a difference sending 80 watts to an 85 RMS speaker compared to 100 watts? [B]Background:[/B] I have been looking into upgrading my door speakers to components [B](IA I Series)[/B], but I am having a little difficulty deciding between two amps to power them with; a [B]Rockford Fosgate P300x2 (100x2 @ 4)[/B] or a [B]Boston Acoustics GTA-802 (80x2 @ 4)[/B]. The speakers ask for 85 and I have read many places it is better to overpower than under, but if the difference between the watts per channel are not going to affect the SQ that much I would rather save the $50 and get the BA amp. [/QUOTE]
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