is 20watts output enough for a 17 year old teenager who likes to listen to his music a bit louder? I have micca motion series 75 watt rms speakers
1091485
Remember Matt, those speakers are probably rated at 75 watt (peak). Twenty watts won't crack the plaster but is more than enough to drive your family crazy. At a dollar-a-watt this amp can't be beat. If you want to rattle the windows, you'll have to spend more.
1091486
Yes it is loud enough. Hopefully you get a similar to my first. For 25 you are getting a steal!!!
1091487
That would depend on your speakers. Cheap speakers? Probably not going to cut it for you. Very nice speakers like Klipsch LaScalas? You'll probably never turn it all the way up.I used one of the first commercial t-amps way back when. It was 'only' 6w per channel and ran on 8 AA batteries. When hooked up to a walkman cd player pushing those LaScalas.. Absolutely incredible how loud some speakers can get with very little input. I'm sure there are other speakers with excellent sensitivity and sound quality. They won't be cheap (LaScalas aren't). That would depend on your speakers. Cheap speakers? Probably not going to cut it for you. Very nice speakers like Klipsch LaScalas? You'll probably never turn it all the way up.I used one of the first commercial t-amps way back when. It was 'only' 6w per channel and ran on 8 AA batteries. When hooked up to a walkman cd player pushing those LaScalas.. Absolutely incredible how loud some speakers can get with very little input. I'm sure there are other speakers with excellent sensitivity and sound quality. They won't be cheap (LaScalas aren't).
1091488
Not when I was 17. This is not for room filling sound. It is more suited to desktop or small bookshelf use.
1091489
I bought this item to use as a PA system which had a good output on a 4" speaker. I have not tried this on any other system so I can not offer a good answer at this time.
1091490
At 20 watts per speaker it can get quite loud at full volume. You definately can hear it in the house with the door clsed. That said perhaps limiting a 17 year old teenager to 20 watts per channel is a good thing.
1091491
I bought this unit to power 2 Klipsch 75 watt bookshelf speakers through my pc and it gives off plenty of power to fill my house. It's small enough to mount under a desk or on a headboard. I would recommend this unit.
1494535
As long as u dont rasie the volume too much it should be fine but i would get a more powerful amp
984025
Thank you for your inquiry. Here is the details of product specification. You should experience more powerful and surprising sound when you actually play it. Power Output: RMS 2Wx2 [THD+N=10%. f0=1Khz] Signal to noise ratio: 85 dBA Frequency response: 190Hz - 18KHz [+/- 6db] Input sensitivity: 500mV +/- 50mV [THD+N=1%] Adjustment: Buttons on the top of speaker Input type: Bluetooth / MicroSD / USB audio / Aux [3.5mm stereo] Active drivers: 2 x 1 3/4 inch [48mm] stereo, magnetically shielded, 4 ohm Passive driver: 50mm x 90mm base reflex woofer Battery capacity: 1000 mAh with ultra low energy consumption speakers Play time: Up to 10 hours in average playback condition Bluetooth version: 3.0
835754
I only have a 50 watt per channel and my speakers blast.I would be careful will the volume knob
1430903
These speakers are rated for 250 watts but nominal is 40 watts. So yes more than likely you will blow these at high volume. These speakers are really just made to go off head unit power so if you got that kind of amp I would look for a better speaker.
221023
dont go by the 500 watts,thats max,its just there for ppl to buy it,always go by the rms,in this case 80 watts,some have more,some has less,but it comes down to you and your listening perference ,these speakers are awesome,i have the old blue ones and man they hit hard and the highs scream
1417979
Let me add one other thing. Kicker under rates there amps. You will get a bench test card with yours. It will tell you the real power of the amp. Mine is a 1500w, but benched at 1723w. To much power can cause distortion and blow your speakers even if you keep it turned down. Too little and you get bad sound and overdrive your amp. If your subs are rated at 750w @ 2 Ohms and you have two then 1500w is what you want. So keep that in mind. Also remember you want your amp to always do the work for you. So keep the base on your head unit at 0. Then mess around with the EQ on the head unit and the frequency on the amp. Gain can be your enemy if you have really good pre-amps. So you shouldn't have to turn it up a lot. My recommendation if your not experienced is once everything is installed take it to a place that does it all the time and have them fine tune it.
1688514
The real question is do you normally run them with 200 watts of power?? The control is spec,ed at 100 watts. But for home use even to the most hearing impaired user Most folks will not use more than 20 / 30 working watts of power though the speakers are rated for 200 watts that just means that that is the peak excursion they should be able to tolerate without a failure. What is your amp rated at How many watts?? Knowing this how hard do you run it at?? a 200 watt amp run at half volume should deliver approximately 100 watts output power. I have 250 watt speakers and a 60 watt amp and can barely tolerate them run to 50 % past that I risk hearing damage and a visit by the local constabulary My speakers are really efficient. I am a believer that its not the power but the efficiency that rules. I do professional Sound reinforcement and rarely need to use more than 200 watts to the mids and that's to rock a crowd into the couple hundred. If you are truly using more than this consider building a more efficient system. My use of the volume control is to trim outdoor speakers rated at 50 w from an amp that outputs 25 watts
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After ur ?? I ran across a blog where a guy is powering a 350 watt car amp and a 12" mtx sub. "Im using a 250watt AT PC power supply that provides 10amps on the 12+v line. With this configuration I can easily power my amp and get great house shaking music now in my room." So rated at 30 amps continuous, u should have no problem. Is your input power fuse 30 amps or less? I would double check the maximum power requirements of my gear. This is not the quietest power supply, but u will quickly drown out any noise from this.
1328736
I can't say for sure, I have run a pair of Boston Acoustics CR6 8 ohms 6" Drive and piezo Tweeter not sure on wattage they are and a pair of GLI Pro XL-850's 8" Drive piezo tweeters 8 ohms 300 watts. Got good volume and EQ a little over 3/4 turned up. I do house partys and it ran grate for a good 5 hours with out getting hot. Now I'm power hungry and am looking towards 3000 watt we'll see, I just want to rock the house not blow out the windows. Well anuf for now good luck spin spin spin. AJ DJ KNOTMAN
1047397
I was nervous if it had enough internals to run my PSB Imagine B Bookshelf Speakers. I can barely turn it up it is so loud. I would say yes. Your speakers are 125 watt, you don't want to go anywhere near that rating. Really clean 50 watts is really loud.
1298877
Hey, i bought one a few months back and it came with the 10amp which is kinda small. It doesnt sound bad, it has -bass, middle, treble, a gain control and boost control along with the volume. The 20 would probably have better output if you can get it, the 20 was not offered when i got mine. Hope this helps, Thanks Michael P.
932727
No, since mfr does not list specifications on that subject. I don't think it even list Maximum power in volts RMS or watts? But unless your a teenager that's likes to listen to hard-rock, then it's sufficiently loud enough w/o a lot of distortion. It's NOT a Bose, but for the low discounted sale price of $69 or lower, more than adequate.
1460891
Sounds like it'll be slightly under-powered. It's always better (IMO) to overpower speakers to avoid blowing them at odd frequencies and high volumes. Power is exponentially more important than quality of speakers. Cheap speakers will sound great with an awesome power source but great speakers won't live up to their potential with inadequate or overrated ( cheap) power/amplifiers. My suggestion is overpowering your speakers about 15-20% more than the speakers are rated for. Won't matter if you don't "work" your speakers hard but under powering effects rebound of the speaker cone and can tear them apart. I believe these speakers are rated for either 125w or 150w. I matched mine up perfectly and wish I would have gotten a bigger amplifier, although they sound great but begin to struggle at very high volumes. It'll be fine if you don't abuse your speakers though.
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2000 w is absolute peak power which is sort of missleading. You rateings are usally RMS,PROGRAM and peak.this amp hits peak and youll be in trouble because it will be clipping.Alot of distortion happens at clipping and that's what destroys speakers. 150w per channel rms is good for your speakers because then you just idle amp which adds up to clean sound. Start out at 1 quarter and careful what you pre amp it with. Thirty years a wanna be rock star and sound man. To old for 70s 80s hairvband lycra! Lol!!
920970
This amp puts out about 900 RMS and the speakers you have puts out 400 RMS a piece so it should sound pretty good just make sure you have the amp load at 2ohms or it will keep shutting off
1031697
Checked the Owner's Manual which lists the output as 20W + 20W, or 20 watts per channel. Very low distortion permits this compact unit to produce very high quality sound. I have it connected to AudioEngine bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer. I am VERY PLEASED with this product.