Speakers/power

Hi

I'd like to know what your opinion is about the right speakers to choose (in terms of power-watts) when you have only the radio amp that is 4x 45 watts.

I'm asking this because i believe that choosing speakers prepared for too much watts will keep the radio from exciting them, therefore producing less sound specially at low volume.

What would be the maximum value of peak power that you would choose with such a radio output?

Thank you.

I don't mean to be rude, after all, i was the one who asked for info, but i find it hard to believe that with an Alpine 7860R with 4x 45 watts i will get the most of it with 45 watt speakers.

Please don't be offended, it's just a persistent doubt.

I have 4 JBL 180 watt peak, 60 watt rms and 90db sensitivity. At low levels you can´t hear them very well

So, getting speakers with lower power in watts and lower sensitivity would help keeping sound at low volume better and not so good at higher volume?

If you could choose from all the values in watts and sensitivity for this situation (4x 45 watts from radio), can you please tell me what your choice would be? So that i can understand exactly.

Thanks.

90 db is a good starting point, like I said, forget all about the watts. At lower volume levels there is just not alot of power being produced by the tiny little amplifier in the cd player. If you want the speaker to be louder at lower volume, then you would need a speaker with a higher sensitivity rating. Unfortunately they may sound like bat barf though. I would choose my speakers knowing this.

(1) no speakers sound alike, buy the ones that your ears like.

(2) your tiny little amp will always be a tiny little amp no matter what speakers are used.

Based on this, if you want better sound at a lower volume level, you need an amplifier to drive those speakers much better. Power from an amp will clean up your sound, give more definition at lower volume levels and of course will play much louder if you want it to.

I have an old Sony XM-2020 amp 20watt x2. Do you think it would help if connected to my rear speakers?

If not i can´t think of buying a good amp right now.

Thanks.

Thank you. I´ll try it and let you know.

I´ll wait for the rain to stop. :)