2006-12-01 11:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by aasaf_burnout 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Watts referes to the electrical power that the device uses.
Here's the extremely short answer. Conductive objects are always full of movable electric charges, and electric currents are motions of these charges. Voltage pushes the conductors own charges along. A conductor has a certain amount of electrical resistance or "friction," and friction with the flowing charges heats up the resistive object. The flow rate of the moving charges is measured in Amperes, while the transfer of electrical energy (as well as the rate of heat output) is measured in Watts. The electrical resistance is measured in Ohms. Amperes, Volts, Watts, and Ohms.
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2006-12-01 16:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's how much power you can safely feed through the speaker without damaging it. If you tried driving it with a 400 watt amp, for example, you'd have a hard time blowing it. On the other hand, if that speaker was hooked up to a 5,000 watt amp, you couldn't turn that amp up very far without running a very big risk of damaging the speaker (among other things... a 5,000 watt amp would also likely be dangerous to your ears and probably your car's windows).
2006-12-01 22:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by imran_raphiphop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's how much power you can safely feed through the speaker without damaging it. If you tried driving it with a 400 watt amp, for example, you'd have a hard time blowing it. On the other hand, if that speaker was hooked up to a 5,000 watt amp, you couldn't turn that amp up very far without running a very big risk of damaging the speaker (among other things... a 5,000 watt amp would also likely be dangerous to your ears and probably your car's windows).
2006-12-01 19:17:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is about the sound output. the more watts the more effective sound.
2006-12-03 05:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by Hussain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋