components

I have a couple newbie questions about components, so sorry if they're stupid.

I'm in the process of shopping for new components and an amp for them. I picked out a set of Boston Acoustics Pro60 that are 125wrms. Now, I always thought when a set of speakers says a certain wattage it means the pair are that wattage. I was told that it really means 1 speaker is __wrms and not both combined. Am I wrong this whole time or am I being told the wrong info?

Now, for the Bostons I was going to go passive and use the crossovers and amp then on a 2 channel amp. Then adjust the settings on the crossovers & amp. If I go passive do I need a 2-channel or 4-channel? (The Bostons come with 4 crossovers for each midbass and tweeter) I assume I needed a 4-channel but I was told I need 2 channel if I'm going passive. Which is it?

So after doing some research I might go active and not use the crossovers and just use my HU to adjust everything, but I'm not 100% sure what I want to do yet until I gather enough info. Going for a SQ set up, would my best bet to take the active route, or would passive be better? From the information I gathered, if going the passive way, it'll be harder to adjust the midbass and tweeter to where the midbass would sound sloppy and the tweeter could be harsh. But if I go active I could get a cleaner sound out of the comp. set. Anyone have any more info or opinions about this subject?

Thanks.

I guess I was wrong. I always thought the RMS wattage of a set of speakers meant it was both combined since they come as a set. I'm only going to get 1 set of the Bostons for the doors, and I'm not doing a rear fill this time. Here's a link to the speakers. So I take it that a both speakers will be 250wrms.

http://bostonacoustics.com/car/car_product.aspx?product_id=296

There's 4 crossovers in that photo unless it's something else. I'm not familiar with comp. sets so any info about them will help.

Any info on going passive or active?

The rms rating is for one midrange and one tweeter using the supplied crossover(s), since the tweeters cannot handle near the amount of power the midrange drivers can.

Also, the reason it looks like 4 crossovers is because it is.  Boston decided to split them up between highs and lows (my guess is for more mounting options).  You can simply snap them together, and connect internal jumpers so you don't have to feed signal to both sides.  This will be explained in your manual.

1 for each of the woofers and 1 for each of the tweeters, all of them have input and output terminals to give you more options.

Are you going to be installing these yourself? Since your not really familiar w/ components, there is a install video on crutchfield.com that can give you a better Idea. good luck

Yeah I'm going to be installing these.

So if I were going to go passive with the bostons I'll need a 2-channel, but if I go active I'll need a 4 channel, right?