which would be lounder?

[bnsf36burton 10+ year member]

if i get a pair of pioneer rev's that take 60 watts rms and put 65-70 to them and a pair of diamond d661i's that take 100 and run 85 to them....would one be any louder than the other?

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[ninjatek 10+ year member]

im not sure what lounder means?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

the revs are one of the best coaxials out there. i ran a pair of them for a while with 300 watts on the pair. then i ran a set of d661 components in my truck off the same amp, JL 300/2 if you were curious. the components were louder, but i honestly didnt think they sounded as good as the revs. either way, i was dealing with twice the power you were, so its kind of a different ball game. why would you be giving one pair 75 and the other 85 though? wow, i am kind of all over the place, but if it were me, i would give those revs all the power you can throw at them and then see where you are at, because with only 85 watts, those diamonds wont perform well at all, and when they do perform well, they are only a middle of the line speaker period. nothing to write home about.

 

[bnsf36burton 10+ year member]

sry...meant louder.....my amp only puts out 85 watts....i thought running much more than 65-70 watts to a speaeker that only takes 60 might blow it?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

sry...meant louder.....my amp only puts out 85 watts....i thought running much more than 65-70 watts to a speaeker that only takes 60 might blow it?

not a chance on blowing that speaker as long as you arent clipping it. shoot, some people around here run way crazy power to those, like 200 a speaker.

 

[bnsf36burton 10+ year member]

alright......so maybe get a pair of those and either a pair of kickers or focals that only take 60 and run 85 to all of them?.....couldnt hurt em?