Underpowered components?

[Darkrider 10+ year member]

My system is in my sig below. My question is this:

Is the T400-4 (putting out 73W X 4 according to birth sheet) underpowering my T2652-S components and T1692's? Nothing is in the car yet, but I'm considering replacing the T400-4 with 2 x T400-2's, or maybe a single T600-4.The speakers are all 100W RMS, and I'm worried that if I went to the T600-4 it would overpower the speakers.

Another thing I thought about doing was adding a T400-2 for the 6x9's and bi-amping the T2 6.5's up front.

What do you guys think?

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[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Power ratings aren't a "match the numbers" game. So much of it is a race to higher RMS numbers, and especially when you look at peak power ratings the BS gets neck deep.

You'll have plenty of power for those speakers.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

agreed. you'll never give the speakers 100W and have it be listenable.

what you have is fine.

 

[tc300 10+ year member]

You have Plenty op.... No need to worry!

 

[seatown1two 10+ year member]

agreed. you'll never give the speakers 100W and have it be listenable.
what you have is fine.

The set of comps i'm getting are rated at 70w rms and amp that will be powering is zed draconia ii rated 100x4. Too much power for these comps? Comps are MB PVL216

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

not saying the amp is too powerful. i'm saying that 100W isn't listenable for most speakers. neither is 70W.

better to have more power available than you'll use.

 

[seatown1two 10+ year member]

Listenable meaning it would be too loud on your ears?

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Listenable meaning it would be too loud on your ears?

essentially, i have my 85x4 eclipse down pretty low and my doors are 85wrms a pop. 50 clean watts will get any door speaker going, u have more then enough powa

 

[Darkrider 10+ year member]

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