How powerful (watts) are the speakers? Could I use this at the beach?
1821428
I don't know wattage however; this radio's existing speakers may not work for the beach if you're looking for boom box quality sound. You're better off with a separate pair of speakers.
1821429
Yes if it were close to you- you couldn't play volleyball and expect to hear it, but it's definitely loud enough to hear just laying out- even loud enough to annoy the people around you.
808289
The BIC website lists 10-175 watts per channel. I would say not enough power to drive the speakers.
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.
1432619
That's the peak power output according to manufacture specs but the actual power out is about 1700 watts(roughly) and I wouldn't hook it up to a speaker that big. You gotta try try to keep everything level otherwise you'd be over tasking one of the components. I didn't particularly like this model.
1669597
There is no direct AC wattage draw. The speakers draw power through a usb cable from your computer. i would imagine the power used is quite low.
2265985
Don't listen to these overrated "you need at least 100W". These are very efficient speakers at 93db/W, and they don't need that much power (which is the point of efficient speakers) - at 22W @ 93db efficicency produces about same amount of sound as 60W at 88db efficiency (most people don't even look at efficiency values). They were plenty loud in my miata with a 22WRMS/ch head unit. I've also had kappas in a different vehicle with 50Wrmsx4 amp. They'll benefit from more power (not so much volume, but clearness when cranked), but not as much as other's are trying to make you believe.
829940
FYI, the website says these speakers have an RMS capacity of 60W. http://www.jbl.com/estore/jbl/us/products/GTO638/GTO638_JBL_US
819073
These are powered speakers. They have their own amp built in. You can use any sound source with them.
497821
They are listed as 20 watts, but I am running 40 watts as rear deck units on my convertible. Good sound cuts through the wind noise.
1575040
Yes, it is powerful enough. I have a pair of JBL studio 130 speakers hooked up to it. The speakers are 8ohms, 25-240w. They sound great.
1085509
500 watts is indeed the maximum power output for this unit. This is broken down over the sub and 5 satellite speakers giving you about a max wattage of about 80 watts per speaker.
2116026
It's a great little speaker for a group up to maybe 10 people, but on the beach with that many people I think you would be really disapointed with the performance. Might try going to a Best Buy or something and listen to a more powerful bluetooth speaker, and then buy on amazon.
1669596
I don't know the watts, but the sound quality is outstanding. The bass is a little lacking; that's understandable. I bought these speakers to take on cruise to play dance music from my computer during slow times on the ship. We like to dance. Every time I listen to these little speakers, I'm amazed all over again. Try em, you'll like em! Terry
1551904
They should be fine at the beach. I use mine with my RV and there out in all kinds of weather. Amp wise running 5 sets I don't know.
1887918
Good luck finding sufficient battery power to carry outside. Even the acclaimed Tivoli iPal, rich and full-frequencied inside, wimps out when played outside. The Athena iVoice is not intended to be a beach speaker. You could try an Altec IM600, Logitech mm500, JBl On Tour, but they'll cost a lot more and still give you a lot less power and sound. You probably have a better shot with a unit that uses alkalines rather than rechargeables.
2091276
Honestly it's probably 30 watts each speakers. You are not holding a concert with these speakers. The bluetooth works pretty well and the sound quality is worth the price. I have a small backyard and these do just fine. Great Value for the price. Only wish would be to have the option to turn them up a little more. I would purchase again.
2272363
From the manual, the recommended power is 10 to 120W per satellite speaker. They're 8 ohm.