Subwoofers, Speakers, Subs, Car Audio, Amps, Amplifiers (2024)

FAQs

How do I match my subwoofers and amplifiers? ›

Finding the Right Sub for Your Amp

The sub's RMS watts rating must match the amp's power range for optimal sound. Find the amp's power in RMS watts at 4 ohms, 2 ohms, and 1 ohm. Choose the RMS power rating you'd like to achieve. Your sub's total impedance will be the load impedance (ohms) of that rating.

RMS power handling of a 55 series 12” dual 2 ohm voice coil subwoofer is 400 watts. Two of these subwoofers would mean you need 800 watts of power at to the total circuit impedance.

Shopping for new speakers to pair with your amp? Choose speakers with RMS ratings equal to or higher than each amp channel's top RMS output. If you're getting multiple pairs of speakers with varying RMS wattage and only one amplifier, just match the amp's output to the lower of the RMS ratings.

What amp would be best for these subs. Cade, Those subs are actually rated to handle up to 600 watts RMS each, so the two DVC 4-ohm subs rated for 1200 watts together will work well with an amplifier that can send them up to 1200 watts RMS at 1-ohm or 4-ohms - like a Pioneer GM-DX971.

On the other hand, the dual 4 ohm subwoofer has high resistance. This means that while it is quieter than its 2-ohm counterpart, it consumes less power and can deliver clearer sound without distortion and most of the time, more durable.

A speaker's peak power handling is typically 4 times its continuous power handling. So the speaker can probably handle 1000 watts peak. That means you can use a 1000 watt amplifier to drive that speaker -- as long as you use that power for peaks, and do not drive the speaker continuously with 1000 watts.

Putting speaker and subwoofer sizes together that are closer in diameter will result in the most cohesive playback. Regardless of what sizes you match up, it's important to use the subwoofer crossover to make sure that the main speakers are only receiving the frequencies above what the subwoofer is producing.

The recommended volume for a 12 inch subwoofer box for optimal performance is typically between 1.25 to 1.75 cubic feet with tuning between 30 hz and 40 hz.

If your speakers are powered by your car's factory stereo — 50 to 200 watts RMS of power for the bass will do nicely. An aftermarket receiver — you might want 200 to 300 watts RMS of power for your sub. Amplified speakers with around 50 watts RMS per channel — plan on 250 to 500 watts RMS for bass.

What amp is needed for 150 watt speakers? ›

E.g. if you have a 6Ω speaker with a power handling range between 100 to 150 Watts, you will need a receiver or amplifier with a rated power of at least a 100W (RMS) going up to 150 Watts.

Look for the continuous RMS (root mean square) power rating on your speakers. The RMS is usually a ranging value, e.g., 5-60 watts RMS. Take the top number of the RMS rating and find an amp that can put out 75 to 150 percent of that number. To calculate 75 percent of that number, multiply it by 0.75.

Jaeden, For wiring subwoofers, we recommend using wires of 12- to 16-gauge in size. There will be no audible difference between them - just less power loss with larger wire.

The easy way to match your amp and speaker wattage is to choose an amplifier that has a higher continuous power rating than your speaker's. It should be around twice as much as the speaker's rating, in fact!

The easy way to match your amp and speaker wattage is to choose an amplifier that has a higher continuous power rating than your speaker's. It should be around twice as much as the speaker's rating, in fact!

Putting speaker and subwoofer sizes together that are closer in diameter will result in the most cohesive playback. Regardless of what sizes you match up, it's important to use the subwoofer crossover to make sure that the main speakers are only receiving the frequencies above what the subwoofer is producing.

It can, but only if the amp is a dedicated bass amp. This requires the use of an electronic crossover at the pre-amp level to filter out the frequencies that the sub cannot reproduce.

In order for your subwoofers to perform at their best, you should look for an amplifier that can output at least 1000 watts RMS per subwoofer. Assume you have two subwoofers with a combined maximum power of 1000w RMS x 2 = 2000w. To make them work, we'll need an amp that can deliver at least 2000 watts RMS.