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<blockquote data-quote="shizzzon" data-source="post: 8331988" data-attributes="member: 590338">it depends what you mean by overpowered?Technically speaking, there will be an impedance curve and your output power will never be what you wired it to.IE- 250w, for example.Averaged output will be more like 40% of that or around- 100w.But even if you wanted to attempt to match the realistic output by using something larger like a 700w amp, for example, you&#039;d have to take possible precautions mainly in how the signal is being amplified such as not clipping it.Even ran for a long time, matching realistic output power could thermally stress the driver.Generally, you&#039;d want to double your amplifier power to the speakers being used.&nbsp; This is common in pro audio.In car audio, I would typically run 2x the amplifier rated power to subwoofers and 10x for competition.For front stage, 1.5-2x amplifier rated power.This is all possible, of course, with fine tuning and active protection from speaker failure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shizzzon, post: 8331988, member: 590338"] it depends what you mean by overpowered? Technically speaking, there will be an impedance curve and your output power will never be what you wired it to. IE- 250w, for example. Averaged output will be more like 40% of that or around- 100w. But even if you wanted to attempt to match the realistic output by using something larger like a 700w amp, for example, you'd have to take possible precautions mainly in how the signal is being amplified such as not clipping it. Even ran for a long time, matching realistic output power could thermally stress the driver. Generally, you'd want to double your amplifier power to the speakers being used. This is common in pro audio. In car audio, I would typically run 2x the amplifier rated power to subwoofers and 10x for competition. For front stage, 1.5-2x amplifier rated power. This is all possible, of course, with fine tuning and active protection from speaker failure. [/QUOTE]

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