Miniumum Tower speaker RMS?

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

what is the minimum RMS wattage i shoudl have for 2 speakers for my tower...im building custom speakers.

Also if i got two of these hooked up to a 2 channel amp would i be set?
http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Alpine-6.5-inch-250-Watt-2-way-Coaxial-Speakers/2438130/product.html?IID=prod2438130

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 10, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject:

50 watts of RMS would be good according to the specs, the more clean power you can get to them the better.

Different amps will have different outputs obviously, but a 2 channel would work so long as it is at least 50RMS per channel.

willgeorge · Newbie Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 28 City: Maplewood

heres a quickie. say you have a 500 watt 2 channel amp.. the 250 watts per channel. and RMS is half of that. so you have 125 watts RMS per channel. so just make sure that your speakers can handle the RMS output of your amp. like if your speakers are 200watt max that means they are 100rms..... just make sure your stuff aint gonna blow up

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

Which speakers should i choose with that amp?

Speakers
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8210955&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03076&id=1166234894507
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8208245&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03076&id=1165610937789
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8287551&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03076&id=1172881563647

with this amp
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7315522&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03085&id=1118843709770

McQuesten1 · Guest

Well I know there is no way in hell I would buy a DUAL amp, and honestly wouldn't chhose any of those speakers either.

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

can somebody tell me what speakers are good then that arnt gunna kill my wallet.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 11, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject:

snobo4rder08, you could start by posting what your budget is. I personally like the Polk DB series which can be picked up for around $70 I believe.

What are you looking for in a tower system? Are you actually wanting to hear music while riding? Or just mostly for interior sound/looks?

I don't think there's anything wrong with the speakers that you've picked out, crappy amp= crappy sound. Period. If you're not getting them the clean power they need then even the nicest speakers will sound like crap.

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

i dont want to spend much over 120 and maybe 150 for an amp for speakers, and i do want to hear the music while riding.

McQuesten1 · Guest

Well unless you find a really good deal on ebay or something that budget isn't going to work to good. I totaly agree with DRAGON88 about the Polk db series. And there isn't anything wrong with the speakers you picked out. And like he said crappy amp=crappy sound, and DUAL amps are crappy.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 12, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

Can you find speakers and amp for me that would sound decent behind the boat and not cost to much..so basically cheap as u can go

McQuesten1 · Guest

Do you need the speaker can things too, to go on your tower? If so you will never get what you want with that budget.

macdaddy07 · Criminal Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 57 City: houston

snobo4rder08 · Criminal Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 59

i just want someone to show me some decent speakers and amp combos that will work

hco · Posted: Jun 18, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject:

you wont find any good combos until you can spend like 250-400$. I would try and find a used 300 watt amp or so, and then get polk's or try to find some mb quart speakers.

McQuesten1 · Guest

Yup you get what you pay for, I have four Polk db 651's on my tower, two of them running off the cd player, and the other two off a 300 watt JL Audio amp. But like he said your going have have to spend anywhere from $250 and up. But just remeber you get what you pay for.