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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 4927649" data-attributes="member: 561023"><p>You can pretty much ignore the ludicrous power ratings to be found on the box (and sometimes the deck itself) for pretty much every headunit out there. Those numbers (50w X 4, 52w X 4, whatever it happens to be for the deck in question) are good for nothing but marketing and are nowhere near the usable output wattage the deck will provide for you.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the brand of deck 15 to 20 watts worth of actual power per channel is the norm for your average headunit.</p><p></p><p>Generally this simply isn't enough power to do <em>any</em> aftermarket speaker setup justice. And no, you do not want to try and lower the resistance load shown to the deck in an attempt to wring more juice from it. The most likely outcome is a guest appearance from Mister Magic Smoke (and he's never good company, by the way...) followed by grievous equipment damage.</p><p></p><p>No, attaching speakers rated to accept 75w RMS won't blow up your headunit but the headunit won't make enough wattage to approach getting the best possible performance from the speakers.</p><p></p><p>There are many available options in the 50 to 75 watt per channel four-channel amps. All sizes and makes, all possible price ranges. If you're willing to buy used that opens up the options tremendously. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif</p><p></p><p>If that were true you would damage your speakers every time you turned the volume down //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 4927649, member: 561023"] You can pretty much ignore the ludicrous power ratings to be found on the box (and sometimes the deck itself) for pretty much every headunit out there. Those numbers (50w X 4, 52w X 4, whatever it happens to be for the deck in question) are good for nothing but marketing and are nowhere near the usable output wattage the deck will provide for you. Depending on the brand of deck 15 to 20 watts worth of actual power per channel is the norm for your average headunit. Generally this simply isn't enough power to do [I]any[/I] aftermarket speaker setup justice. And no, you do not want to try and lower the resistance load shown to the deck in an attempt to wring more juice from it. The most likely outcome is a guest appearance from Mister Magic Smoke (and he's never good company, by the way...) followed by grievous equipment damage. No, attaching speakers rated to accept 75w RMS won't blow up your headunit but the headunit won't make enough wattage to approach getting the best possible performance from the speakers. There are many available options in the 50 to 75 watt per channel four-channel amps. All sizes and makes, all possible price ranges. If you're willing to buy used that opens up the options tremendously. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif[/IMG] If that were true you would damage your speakers every time you turned the volume down [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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