Should amp wattage be higher than speaker?

Should amp wattage be higher than speaker?

Generally you should pick an amplifier that can deliver power equal to twice the speaker’s program/continuous power rating. This means that a speaker with a “nominal impedance” of 8 ohms and a program rating of 350 watts will require an amplifier that can produce 700 watts into an 8 ohm load.

Is 250 watts good for a speaker?

A medium-sized venue (250–500 people) can be adequately served by 2,000 watts, or it may require as much as 20,000 watts, depending on those variables.

Can you have too much amp for speakers?

Amplifiers can be too powerful for speakers. Speakers are limited by the electrical energy that they can convert into audio. As a general rule, if the amplifier produces more electrical energy than the speakers can handle, it may cause distortion or clipping, but damage is unlikely.

How many watts do I need to power my speakers?

If you like loud uncompressed music and your speakers are 90dB efficient, 200 Watts is likely plenty of power for you. If you only listen to light classical, jazz and don’t expect them to rock the house, 50 Watts is adequate. Higher efficiency speakers, like horns, take very few Watts.

Can you mix different wattage speakers?

You can mix them, you just have to change your wattage calculation. Use the lowest wattage speaker times the number of speakers. Even though you’ll have 25-25-100-100, you have to treat it like all of them are 25, meaning 100 watts rated power.

How many speakers can an amp power?

The most basic way to wire marine speakers to an amplifier is to connect one speaker to each of the available channels. But there are other options to consider. Most external amplifiers can power more than one speaker per channel. For example, a 4 channel amplifier may be able to power up to 8 speakers.

Can I use a 1000 watt amplifier to power a speaker?

A speaker’s peak power handling is typically 4 times its continuous power handling. So the speaker can probably handle 1000 watts peak. That means you can use a 1000 watt amplifier to drive that speaker — as long as you use that power for peaks, and do not drive the speaker continuously with 1000 watts.

How much power do I need for my speakers?

Determining power needed for speakers # of Speakers Total Speaker Rating (RMS) Recommended Amplifier Power (RMS) 1 100 watts 30-100 watts 2 200 watts 60-200 watts 3 300 watts 90-300 watts 4 400 watts 120-400 watts

What size power amplifier do I need to connect two speakers?

You could use a power amplifier of 500 watts per channel. Connect two loudspeakers in parallel on each channel. That way, each speaker will receive 250 watts (not considering the change in amplifier power at different impedances, and not considering cable losses). Note that if you parallel two speakers, their total impedance is halved.

Is a 200 watt RMS speaker loud enough?

the answer is simply “no”. A 200 watt RMS power rating is how much power a speaker can handle, not how much it requires. Even a 200 watt speaker can sound great with only 30\% (60 watts) power applied. However, you’ll have low SPL (sound pressure level) or “loudness” with this little power.