Silver Member Username: Mash4kashLafayette, LA Post Number: 305 Registered: Feb-06 | Will it sound like crap if you run 50w rms to a polk component which is 100w rms? Do you benefit from it more when you run exactly the 100w opposed to 75, 65, 60, 50, etc. ? |
Silver Member Username: SkdooleyRoanoke, VA Usa Post Number: 828 Registered: Oct-09 | Your not going to hurt the speaker or anything running less power to it than its rated to handle. Underpowering your speakers a little bit, and having the gain set correctly on your amps, will keep them happy. Running more or less power to a set of speakers is going to effect how loud they'll be able to get. Of course more power means more potential. |
Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfPost Number: 13786 Registered: Dec-03 | http://www.glasswolf.net/papers/power2vol.html power to volume relationship double the power will add +3dB http://www.glasswolf.net/papers/speakerpwr.html what speaker power ratings really mean |