could you get good bass out of these with a 20 watt amp?
1840338
negative... I was running 20 watts to these high pass and one still blew in a week! these are not subs.
1840339
These are basically tweeters you will not get bass off them. I was pushing around 100 watts each and they where great with the mids and highs
1840340
These are only 3.5" inches so no bass especially with only a 20 watt amp. Most aftermarket radios have 50 watts per channel. These are for high mids. If you want bass put some 6x9s in the back deck or build a sub box
980459
They do not require a lot of power to operate, and cannot handle much power either. Bass response is not a strong point for these speakers. Lanzar makes some nice lower priced amps, i think quality over quantity usually gives better sound.
1768305
I have not a clue, any respectable amplifier with 20 watts RMS from 20-20KHz should do it. I use an Yamaha RX-V573, 70 watts @ 20-20K, 110 @ 1Khz (big whoop). The point is I never need a whole lot of power, read the specs, 96 db 1 Watt/1 meter, pretty efficient, up there in Klipsch RF territory and they sound better than Klipsch RF-62's. If you have a clean old two channel receiver with 50 watts x2 channels, it should be plenty for a good sized room. My listening room is 20' x 11' and along with the F12 these guys always sound great.
1916566
Theyre damn good for bass, but the mids are lacking a bit. you may be able to compensate with an eq adjustment
111754
You should be able to if you have the power to push themI us them for my Dj set up and it brings out the Hi endbut I have them on there own power amp.
479638
I am using a 300 watt 5.1 amp to power these. I don't think you will be happy with anything less than 150 watts of power. They are remarkable sounding, though.....
2242050
Take a look at the sensitivity rating for these. The Klipsch B-20s are very sensitive meaning you can drive these speakers with a low power receiver. I'm currently using a 30 watt per channel TEAC mini stereo receiver with no sub and the speakers sound great with plenty of big sound and clean bass.
1327513
yes and no... sound is by far one of the most subjective things on earth... so one person's "good bass" is another person's tin canit also depends on the system... if they will be powered by just the head unit the overall sound will suffer as the average head unit only supplies around 15W RMS per channel, you can still get some bass out of them but an amp pushing 40W per channel (again RMS) is ideal (and not just for bass response) and even then the bass won't compare to a system that includes a sub
252236
I think they would sound awesome with a tube amp, the speakers produce 92db with 1 watt of sound. That and tube amps have better bass response than semiconductor amps.
1238343
I have a 200 Watts per channel Adcom amp on them with no issues. This is is a separate amp not an AVR so it is a true 200 Watts unlike todays AVRs that are overrated and underpowered. I must admit it took awhile to break them in to get them to play bass so be patient.
1648786
I have them in my boat. Plenty of sound. You will need an amp to get the best out of them.
1263081
This amp would definitely be able to run them. Probably not to their full potential, but I run two 12" and it sounds really good. I bought this unit for $100 and it was worth that. Not much more than $125.
1444348
You can but you might not get the sound you want (depending on your style). You can do a lot of damage plugging a bass into a guitar amp though.
1917575
Yes you can but it would sound better if using an amp. They will still work however. =)
2117442
My speakers are 500 Watts continuous power, and I use them for DJing. I setup my system at home and used the meter on my Amp to gauge how far to push the speakers, I added a subwoofer to take most of the base so I wouldn't have to push the speakers to hard to get more bass. My speakers also have a safety feature that won't allow them to be pushed further than they can handle! I guess it really depends on the venue that you're using them in!
557583
I have a 2000 watt amp on these monsters and they kick. I would definitely buy them again!!!
2111698
Yes, and I'm sure they will sound great. Also, if you like you can add a subwoofer for extra bass, but these have excellent bass response on their own.