im replacing my car speakers i plan on installing speakers that are 460W max and 80W nominal do they require the 80W to sound decent.
2006-07-03 20:52:31 · 3 answers · asked by oz 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
80 watts nominal simply means that the manufacturer does not recommend providing more than 80 watts into the speakers. Even though they may be rated as 460 watts peak, this does not mean they will actually survive if you put 460 watts into them. IT simply means that on a test bench, they played 460 watts for a microsecond before they caught fire and blew up.
2006-07-05 03:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by casaudiotc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the 80W is only during high peaks in the music such as mariah carey breaking everyone's eardrumbs with her high pitched noise, if you pump a constant 80W into the speaker at normal volumes when it comes to loud segments,.. well there go your speakers!
2006-07-04 13:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by jmdavis333 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... but at least 20...not more than 80...the max is just a gimmick.
2006-07-04 04:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Boom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋