Does it mean quality or intensity
2006-08-23 04:47:20 · 2 answers · asked by Gabriel- The God Sent one 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
In laymans' terms, it means intensity.
Watts = the amount of current times the voltage level at a given point.
When it comes to speakers and amplifiers, they don't have to match. As a matter of fact, most audiophiles say an amplifier should have three times more power than a speaker. It is more damaging to a speaker to underpower it than to over power it.
if you underpower a speaker the output from the amp will flatline. IE., become DC. Speakers don't like DC power, specially tweeters.
a 40 watt amplifier can blow a 40 watt speaker. Most amps are rated like this: 40 watts @ 4 ohms @ 1% harmonic distortion. What that means is at 40 watts, into a 4 ohm speaker, 1% of the overall signal would be distorted. It doesn't mean the amp is only capable of putting out 40 Watts. These measurements are a way of describing sound quality/quantity using a tangable means.
2006-08-23 06:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Da Yank 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It refers to how much power from the amplifier, that the speakers can handle. The speakers should match the amplifiers power so that the output is not distorted.
2006-08-23 11:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by skwonripken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋