my stock speakers have distortion at high volumes. will a 50wattx4 headunit (20watt rms) power these with no distortion at high volumes?
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These worked great for me and I was running a big system with them. They should work great for low or high wattage with very little to no distortion.
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The speakers are 20 Watts RMS That's a bit too much power for those speakers. You should use The Prime R250X4 ...
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Always rely on RMS ratings on everything. There is an industry standard to how things are rated when stated "RMS". Peak can and is very different from company to company. Also, most speakers can handle a bit of overpowering if it's NOT distorted. These speakers would be very happy with an amplifier powering anywhere from 40-80W RMS. Be mindful that these speakers may be lower impedance (2 ohms instead of 4) than the typical car audio speaker, so check your amplifier or deck's manual for 2-ohm ratings.
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I've run this set on Onkyo 5.1 100 watt per channel receivers and they have performed very well. As with most speakers over powering is not the problem. Distortion kills speakers plain and simple. Playing at a volume level that causes distortion does the speaker in. The more clean power you have the more clean volume you have to use. Better quality receiver less distortion you should have.
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I would recommend at least 2000 watts. I have a PQA4100 pyle amp running twin PADH215 at 8ohms with no EQ. I can max the volume and not distort these speakers. Unfortunately with no EQ there is more mids and highs than lows. At full volume with 4100 watts these will make ur ears bleed. I equal this out with twin 18" sub cabs and 3000 watts. Nicely balanced sound, no distortion, use as my house stereo system. Would like to add an EQ to balance out the sound, but other wise very satisfied.
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Oh heck yeah, without a problem. I'm running a Pyle 3000 Watt amp & their taking it all just fine. I strongly recommend these speakers. I couldn't be happier.
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Jim,Yes. I use mine with a 250 watt per channel amp and it sounds great, and the speakers can handle it. However,if you crank an amp too high, too much power can damage just about any speaker. However, a quality high power amp doesn't necessarily just make things louder but reaches into the signal and pulls more out of it (nuances) for you to hear and enjoy. In that case, these Pioneer speakers paired with my amp/preamp pulls out and makes prominent sounds and nuances in the music I hadn't heard before- or hadn't been aware of. So, to close, don't let a high power amp deter you from getting these speakers. If anything it will make the sound richer for you to enjoy.Regards, Hank Jim,Yes. I use mine with a 250 watt per channel amp and it sounds great, and the speakers can handle it. However,if you crank an amp too high, too much power can damage just about any speaker. However, a quality high power amp doesn't necessarily just make things louder but reaches into the signal and pulls more out of it (nuances) for you to hear and enjoy. In that case, these Pioneer speakers paired with my amp/preamp pulls out and makes prominent sounds and nuances in the music I hadn't heard before- or hadn't been aware of. So, to close, don't let a high power amp deter you... » Read More Jim,Yes. I use mine with a 250 watt per channel amp and it sounds great, and the speakers can handle it. However,if you crank an amp too high, too much power can damage just about any speaker. However, a quality high power amp doesn't necessarily just make things louder but reaches into the signal and pulls more out of it (nuances) for you to hear and enjoy. In that case, these Pioneer speakers paired with my amp/preamp pulls out and makes prominent sounds and nuances in the music I hadn't heard before- or hadn't been aware of. So, to close, don't let a high power amp deter you from getting these speakers. If anything it will make the sound richer for you to enjoy.Regards, Hank « Show Less
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You need at least 1200 rms to power the speakers and they are 600 rms apiece so 400 rms each speaker isn't that bad they should sound nice with your amp. I have 4 of these speakers and they sound amazing
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the problem with these are they need at least 300 to 500 watts. other wise there going to distort and blow tweeters and mid like crazy. if you got the power you can break them easy. hope this has helped you.
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I am running them with 50 watts per channel from a kenwood double din deck and they do very well. Using a 4x100watt amp would give you more punch but any good amp with more than that is overkill for these speakers.
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You could run them off a stock head unit, but they wouldn't be playing at their full potential. I would run them off an amplifier that was close to their RMS wattage of 100w.They sound so much cleaner and crisp with an amplifier.
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Kevin, I could not give you a professional opinion on that question because I've made comparison to my Yamaha speakers using a 450 watt amp. I have a 2000 watt VocoPro amp that I may test with them this weekend to give you an ideal of how I think they sound. Is that okay?
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Oh yeah... they will hold up and sound great !! As long as you. Have a quality amp sending distortion free signal. I crank 150 watts into them using a NAD power amp and the speakers sound very good..
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I have them paired with a Marantz SR5001 8ohms, not sure of wattage but well over 25. These speakers are great! Distortion free even at high power level. Worth the money
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I am driving mine with an ADCOM power amp @ 150W - 8 ohm - per channel - without distortion. These puppies clear AND loud.
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No An under powered amp can damage the speakers faster than a more powerful amp. If the speakers distort than turn them down. They should sound clear at all times.
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According to the stats, your alpine has a built in amp of 18w RMS / 50w peak per speaker. My head unit: Aiwa CDC-X227 has 22 w RMS/45 peak. I am running these in the back and 6'' round Polk db's in the front strait off my head unit and have had no distortion up to uncomfortable listening levels. These are 4'' round speakers so as long as you are not expecting these to "thump" *, you should have no problem running these without an additional amp. (*note: I'm not saying they don't have good bass, but they are not very big either)