how many RMS do you think this speaker has? It doesn't say anywheres I've checked everywhere please help!!!!!!

Question

http://www.caraudiosubwoofers.com/sitemap/product_id/2171.html
It's a 6x9 with a peak power of 700 watts I'm looking for an amp and don't know what to get so what's it's RMS about so I can match up with an amp, what do you guys think?

I've already bought them so if there's anyway I can test it i could do it at home but don't have any special stuff for it :-\ thanks for all your answers

Answer 1

Your speaker are 6 x9 , the rms power of them should be around 50-100 w rms. Did you already check the back of the coil???, many speakers have the power specifications in the back of the magnet.
Your last resort is to contact the manufacturer.

Answer 2

While Dennis' information is technically true, speaker manufacturers don't base "peak" power ratings on science. They base it on marketing. There's no 6x9" speaker that can handle 500 watts RMS, or anything close to it.

A rule of thumb: the harder it is to find out a product's "RMS" rating, the more unrealistic the "peak" rating is likely to be. I've seen manufacturers that multiply their RMS rating by 10 to get a peak rating, and I suspect the speaker you linked falls into the same category.

I think the RMS rating for the speaker is probably around 70 watts, which would put it in line with most 6x9" speakers.

Answer 3

Peak times 0.707 equals the RMS level. Or 494.9 which rounds off to 500 for your speaker.

Answer 4

i dont know if what this dude is saying is true but i do no on most speakers the peak is like twice the rms like the memphis pr's, diamond audio subs , and door speakers and countless others so i would say the are 350

Answer 5

usually it's 40% of max.power...maybe 280 or so...but like i said earlier...you put 200 into a 6 x 9 its going to play about 30 minutes or 30 miles whichever comes first...