I have a 500 watt alpine amp and these speakers my question if I turn my speakers up to full blast will my speakers get ruined or is it fine
835751
Depends on the crossover frequency applied to the speakers but generally the answer is that they would be damaged. I would turn my gain to about 3/4 on the amp and you should get very high quality sound (depending on the deck and type of music).
835752
Um no. Don't. No. Please don't. Not that much power. I wouldn't anyway. I have my alpine ics-x7hd powering mine and they are beautiful
835753
It will depend on the how the gain on your amp is set. IMO, 500 watt RMS power for these speakers is way overkill.
835754
I only have a 50 watt per channel and my speakers blast.I would be careful will the volume knob
443456
Mine came tested from alpine at 580 watts. I'm running a 300w 4 ohm dual voice coil at 2 ohms. The amp is set on 50% and it kicks. The added bass boost sets it over the top.
295542
I'm no Tech, but I've spent WAY too much time researching this stuff. My understanding is that you never want to "under-power" your speakers. Remember, amps not only "put out" power, but speakers also "PULL IN" power. You should use an amp that puts out at least the same power (per channel) than your speakers are rated for. I believe these are rated at 85 watts, so your amp should be as close to 85 watts per channel as possible. In fact, many experts recommend using an amp that puts out at least 25-50% MORE power than your speakers are rated at. This way, you never have to CRANK the volume to get the cleanest, crispest sound your speakers are capable of without pushing them too hard. If I'm wrong, someone tell me why? I'm no Tech, but I've spent WAY too much time researching this stuff. My understanding is that you never want to "under-power" your speakers. Remember, amps not only "put out" power, but speakers also "PULL IN" power. You should use an amp that puts out at least the same power (per channel) than your speakers are rated for. I believe these are rated at 85 watts, so your amp should be as close to 85 watts per channel as possible. In fact, many experts recommend using an amp that puts out at least 25-50% MORE power than your speakers are rated at. This way, you... » Read More I'm no Tech, but I've spent WAY too much time researching this stuff. My understanding is that you never want to "under-power" your speakers. Remember, amps not only "put out" power, but speakers also "PULL IN" power. You should use an amp that puts out at least the same power (per channel) than your speakers are rated for. I believe these are rated at 85 watts, so your amp should be as close to 85 watts per channel as possible. In fact, many experts recommend using an amp that puts out at least 25-50% MORE power than your speakers are rated at. This way, you never have to CRANK the volume to get the cleanest, crispest sound your speakers are capable of without pushing them too hard. If I'm wrong, someone tell me why? « Show Less
1249987
I'm not sure either but ik these speakers hit hard if u tune them correctly I have mine tune to a cliff design 1500 watt amp and it sounds amazing
2089875
Greg think but it's not the amp it's the box that really makes or break these speakers for me. I have been doing a few different. I put them in a car sub box and they sounded ok with a 300 watt amp but I think a 600 watt amp would be ok as well bit if I had a 600 watt amp I would let you know for sure what they sounded like. They are good speakers for the price I just know yet if I would recommend them to any one. I put subs and amps in people's car as a side job and I still haven't even told anyone I have them yet because I'm not satisfied yet.
2120666
Don't buy these speakers they blew with me and I was only using the headunit. Buy the alpine speakers they work great
287908
I'm running these off of a 100W rms Pioneer amp and they handle it with no problem. They sound amazing with some power put to them. Hope this answers your question.
1820923
depends on your wattage on your factory speakers if there low watt speakers then no cause you could end up blowing them you have to makes sure on what the wattage is on the amp and your factory speeakers
271018
My comment is that I agree that underpowered receivers or amps will easily damage your speakers. I learned the hard way when I was a teenager 25 years ago and the receivers I used then blew tweeters. Then I bought a Carver amp and felt the difference. At this time, I have Carver amps driving L/R/C/Sub Channels on my system. It is safer to have a 250RMS Watts per channel amp than a 40watt receiver. Of course if the Low Frequency Driver is damaged, obviously it was defective.
736818
Well this depends on what ohm rating the speakers are. They aren't just "1200W", they will be 1200W at either 2, 4, or, 8 ohms. Once you find this out, look at the amps specs and look at the ohm rating that matches the ohm value for you speakers, that is the amount of watts that the amp will produce at the ohm rating per channel. You may want to get a more powerful
636240
its very possible ... I have two alpine type r's and I have the amp turn on only about a quarter of its power.. so its very possible to blow two type r , if the amp was even turned up halfway.. very powerful amp
2026860
These are quit sensitive, so unless you have decent sub/amp that would drown out the stock set up, these will sound excellent running off of the deck. But if you want an excellent, crystal clear amp, you can't go wrong with the Alpine MV series. There are varying power ratings. (I have the 600 watt amp.) That's what I have pushing these speakers and they sound incredible. Super crisp, clear highs and mids. These amps have excellent sound dampening and signal filtering. Hope this helps you. Alec
1132629
I doubt that any speakers of 4 ohms or more will damage the amp. If you can find out, I would recommend speakers of 90db or more efficiency. This is a very low power amp. Try it on your Pyle speakers and see if you are satisfied.
1650595
I'm running mine on my stock OEM amp and haven't had any problems. I may not be the best person to answer this since I'm not putting a lot of power through them.
2280633
Never turn it up to 100%, it will be boomy and heat the amp up. I would think these things have smart protection circuitry (besides their fuse) in them to prevent catastrophic failure. Just adjust it starting mid way ~50% and go higher until you find that sweet spot and only you know what kind of sound you are looking for. Remember to adjust the frequency to take some of the boom out of it too. You should have one sweet sounding sub when done correctly.
1535775
Hi Tyrus, I think the amp is more than sufficient. Please start at low volume otherwise it may damage the speakers. I have used this amp with a couple of speakers between 300W to 500W and it performs well. Thanks and I hope this helps Fernando
1987824
Ummm honestly it probably would be a but over kill! Cause this powers my 2 12's that are higher rms with no issues! How much is the prime 500 watt amp