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Posted on Oct 04, 2003 10:02 am
brock
Member Since: Jun 28, 2002
if i have a 150 watt 4 omes speaker, and i'm using a 900 watt 4 omes power amp...would this work
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Oct 04, 2003 12:42 pm i should let someone else answer this, like Walt who seems to understand ohms and watts pretty well, but I think that's too much power. you're risking hyperextending the driver which will wear out the seal really quick, or even worse you might burn up the voice coil rendering the speaker as junk. is 900 watts the total power, or just one channel? Or is there only one channel?
if you do decide to run such a hot poweramp into that speaker, keep the gains lows and just use your head. i'd hate to see you burn up your gear.
MinkusMazBane of All ExistenceMember
Since: Mar 27, 2003
Oct 04, 2003 12:43 pm that's some pretty serious headroom. don't turn up the power amp too loud. you could easily blow the speaker.
Oct 04, 2003 12:43 pm ha! too slow. what's up Minkus?
MinkusMazBane of All ExistenceMember
Since: Mar 27, 2003
Oct 04, 2003 12:52 pm keepin it real, j. be careful, brock.
Oct 04, 2003 03:30 pm Well, just cuz your amp CAN put out 900 watts, doesn't mean it always is. However, as said above, don't crank it. If you are using this as a control room amplifier and speaker setup, you should never need more than 150 watts, mixing and mastering should be done at comfortable listening levels, not cranked. Cranking it any louder will generally yeild poor results caused by ear fatigue and an inaccruate response from the system.
As long as your are running both ends at a 4 ohm lous you are not endangered of burning anything by improper resistance loads, but you certainly could blow up the speaker cones and/or the crossover in the speaker cabinet from feeding it too much power.
Oct 04, 2003 05:05 pm RMS or max, on both?
W.
brockMember
Since: Jun 28, 2002
Oct 04, 2003 06:17 pm no i'm using it as a live pa
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Oct 04, 2003 07:23 pm You're gonna need a more powerful set of speakers then IMHO.
brockMember
Since: Jun 28, 2002
Oct 04, 2003 07:48 pm whats IMHO mean
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Oct 04, 2003 07:50 pm In My Humble Opinion
Oct 04, 2003 08:20 pm Quote:
no i'm using it as a live pa
Then those speakers have a very limited lifespan...get a more powerful set of speakers...unless you are playing in someones livingroom...
