Speaker Rates help please
21 October 2006, 08:13 PM
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Speaker Rates help please
Here's the so far:
Alpine 9847R HU upgraded with IPod adaptor (this has 3 preouts)
Fronts ive put in Infinity Reference 5010cs (rated to 75W)
Rears Kenwood 10cm ones (rated to 20W)
Im going to run these off a 4 channel amp (maybe 2 x 2channel if req)
And getting a sub running of a mono or bridged 2ch
So far so good
Not really into earblowing sound but I do wanna go louder than now
The questions are these?:
It's probably obvious but please help
Cheers
Trevor
Alpine 9847R HU upgraded with IPod adaptor (this has 3 preouts)
Fronts ive put in Infinity Reference 5010cs (rated to 75W)
Rears Kenwood 10cm ones (rated to 20W)
Im going to run these off a 4 channel amp (maybe 2 x 2channel if req)
And getting a sub running of a mono or bridged 2ch
So far so good
Not really into earblowing sound but I do wanna go louder than now
The questions are these?:
Im confused by ratings if i get 2 or 3 amps for the above rated at say 100W RMS is this going to blow the little rears up if i crank it up or do they require a special smaller power amp? Same with the fronts will 100W amp hurt my 75W rated speakers?
Also I have been given some wire bits it has 12Guage speaker wire?? is this suitable for anything in my proposed setup?
Any other advice always welcome tooCheers
Trevor
21 October 2006, 09:44 PM
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It's generally better to have an amp rated higher than the 'speakers, and to use restraint in the volume settings.
If you use separate pre-outs for the front and rear you should be able to set the rear to be quieter than the front; a 100W amp will only deliver 100W when the signal is turned right up so you should be able to balance it.
It's pretty easy to hear when 'speakers are being overdriven (unless the sound is drowned out by another set of 'speakers which are not distorting).
Take care setting it all up and you should be fine.
Can't help with the wire guage question, sorry - how thick is that in mm2?
If you use separate pre-outs for the front and rear you should be able to set the rear to be quieter than the front; a 100W amp will only deliver 100W when the signal is turned right up so you should be able to balance it.
It's pretty easy to hear when 'speakers are being overdriven (unless the sound is drowned out by another set of 'speakers which are not distorting).
Take care setting it all up and you should be fine.
Can't help with the wire guage question, sorry - how thick is that in mm2?
22 October 2006, 04:50 PM
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12 gauge should be ok from the amp to the front x-over's , then 14 to the mids and 16 to the tweeters
You could also use it for the sub, depending on what you are running, but as the set-up is, I doubt you will need any more than 12gauge for the sub
HTH
You could also use it for the sub, depending on what you are running, but as the set-up is, I doubt you will need any more than 12gauge for the sub
HTH
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