I was looking at getting a JL Audio 300/2 amp to run my Image Dynamics CXS6 4 ohms component set. Would this be a good amp for that? I mean its JL Audio so its pretty good amp right? has anyone had any experience with it?
Just because a speaker says 150w, does not mean it will actually hold that power, and it is not meant to be used for normal listening, go ahead and use that amp, gain it up and then blast your radio....you will probably be needing some new speakers....Alot of ratings on this equip, is a gimmik to make you buy, the bigger the number does not mean better quality...
actually the more power the better........as long as the amp can control it.....doesn't mean you need to go out and get some cheap speakers that say they can take 150 watts......when you get into the components that say 150rms power handling is when you would want it.....i have my Xr's on 250 watts a channel and haven't had a problem for the last 6 months with...still sound like the day i put em in!
amp needs to control it -- yeah, i suppose... but more importantly, the user needs control the amp. Gains = c4, volume knob = detonator.
I have ~250w (this, bridged -- http://www.carsound.com/review_archive/amps/opti1004.html) on my fronts as well - relatively cheap components rated at 180w rms. 2 yrs and working great.
XR's are only rated at 70 RMS, with recomended amp rating of 50-150 i think. i got the 3 ways with the 300/1, sounds great. weird to have such a low RMS rating on thoes speakers i thought
power isn't the main reason a speaker will blow.....it's the distortion that will do it....you can power a speaker with the recommended power and still blow it with a little distortion! aslong as you keep distortion away they will last!
yes and no - distortion in the form of clipping can lead to damage, but distortion itself doesn't damage speakers. If that was the case we'd have to replace speakers every time we tuned to a fuzzy radio station.
Distortion in the form of clipping CAN damage a speaker because when an amp is clipped it is capable of producing much more power than in the unclipped (clean) state. It's that extra power that damages speakers.
Clipping can be avoided by setting your gains properly.
Power is the only thing that blows a speaker. A speaker only recieves power. It isn't like distortion is going to make the voice coil start rocking around and going heywire, the only thing distortion does is produce harmonics throughout the frequency range.
Any time a speaker blows, it is because it was overpowered, either due to higher average power due to clipping, putting too much amp on a speaker, or pushing the sub past mechanical limits.