what is better more rms or watts on a car speaker?

Question

also making the speaker gp very loud.. because i want speakers that go very loud and clear at the same time..

Answer 1

ALWAYS use the rms values when it comes to car audio components. The rms value are rated at a constant time, in other words is the average power range of your amp. The peak power value is just the maximum amount of power that the amp can reach in a instantaneous time. For example you are playing a song, and then comes a sudden burst of bass for only a few seconds, on those few seconds the amp could reach that amount of power. Many cheap brands put the peak value on the cover of their amps for merchandise purposes. Many people don't know about rms and see ohhh!! 1000 w , that's powerful and they buy it when in fact the rms value of an 1000w is about 80 w rms per channel. See the difference?

Answer 2

Root Mean Square (RMS) is a reference to the heat producing power in watts as opposed to the peak power in watts for example. The more RMS watts, the more powerful is the amplifier. Generally, more amplifier power capability means lower distortion at a given audio level. So a one watt amplifier would have more audio distortion than a 100 watt amplifier for the same audio level (loudness) setting.

Answer 3

Yes. And here's why: Very rarely does the amp put out the rated maximum power continuously. All music is intermittent, with the exception of some bass CDs made to test the capabilities of subs. And further more, a little more power that is clean (no distortion) is WAY better than under powering a speaker and clipping (over driving) the amp to attempt to achieve a little more output. This clipping heats up the voice coil (way more than a little more clean power would ever do) and also sends erratic voltage spikes to the speaker. That's what will blow the speaker. Period.

Answer 4

RMS is an acronym for "Root Mean Square", which is an indication of real world available power.

I tend to look first for the highest SPL rating...which indicates how efficiently the speaker is turning power into sound, then sound quality. This will help you find the cleanest, loudest speaker for the money.

Answer 5

Same thing.....

The watts is the amount of watts the speaker can handle, and RMS is the Ideal wattage you should put to it...

For example... If a 12" sub is 750rms/1000Wpeak - that means 750 watts IDEAL and 1000 watts max

Answer 6

RMS (Root Mean Square) is a measurement of watts (watts RMS). You actually want to use RMS as this is as close to actual power as you can get.

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Answer 7

rms (or root mean square) is a way to measure watts in a circuit that delivers alternating current. Go with watts.