How much W/rms do i getting? [noob question]

did the search but came up nothing. so here i go.
my ride is a 95 240sx with the OEM clairian amp and cd reciver. i upgraded head unit to a sony3300 which out put 52x4 hooked up to the OEM clairian amp with an wiring adapter. now i have 2 pairs of infinity kapaa speakers that recommand work best at 75w. how much watts or rms am i getting ?

well the sony deck would be giving it 26rms or 52 max. You have to tells us how much the amp puts out and just add it up, if its to much turn down your amp a bit so u dont blow your speaks

it's an facotry OEM amp that comes with the car. the oem speakers are rated at 40w each from the spec at bottom of them. does that mean oem amp puts out 160w/rms total ? the tech guy from cruntchfield.com told me that my oem speakers were working at 2oms. any idea ? guys ? thank you.

it's an facotry OEM amp that comes with the car. the oem speakers are rated at 40w each from the spec at bottom of them. does that mean oem amp puts out 160w/rms total ? the tech guy from cruntchfield.com told me that my oem speakers were working at 2oms. any idea ? guys ? thank you.

what kind of car runs 2ohm speakers? Ive found 8 ohm and even the discusting 10ohm but i think 2ohm stock would make hte head unit catch fire, unless you have one of those lame "premium systems" with daisy chained speakers.

what kind of car runs 2ohm speakers? Ive found 8 ohm and even the discusting 10ohm but i think 2ohm stock would make hte head unit catch fire, unless you have one of those lame "premium systems" with daisy chained speakers.

he said it has an OEM amp, so the headunit doesn't have to do anything.

To answer your question, if your car has an OEM amp seperate from the headunit, then unless you rewired all of the speakers they're getting the exact same amount of power as they were before, which is the same amount of power that the stock speakers were getting.

thank you Mr. sr20det. that answers my question. do you know where i can find the wiring diagram for my factory amp? i don't wanna re-run the speaker wires to the front. so much hassel.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41354&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1
here is da pic. Does it mean my new infinity speakers are running at 2ohm, 40watts ?

No, never look at the max wattage. The "Nominal" or RMS wattage is what is useful in determining the actual power output of the speakers. So yours are running at 20 Watts.

hell..i never even look at the RMS ratings on speakers. i can't remember when the last time i looked for it :D

i have no sub, only 4 infinity speakers. when i set bass at max. the highs tend to fade out when the bass hits. if i lower the bass, it's fine. should i add a sub+D-amp? or upgrade to a 4-channals amp to power the speakers?

if you want more bas while maitaing you high and mids then you shoudl get a sub. then use your regular speakers to do the mid and high work. a crossover would help in this endeavor.

simply and a good idea. i think i'll do that. thanx for replay.

hell..i never even look at the RMS ratings on speakers. i can't remember when the last time i looked for it :D

dont you know how to match speakers iwth power...
:eek7:
you take the speakers Peak and put an amp with that number as its RMS....duh...other wise you will blow the speaker fomr underpowering it.... :screwy:

dont you know how to match speakers iwth power...
:eek7:
you take the speakers Peak and put an amp with that number as its RMS....duh...other wise you will blow the speaker fomr underpowering it.... :screwy:

blow a speaker from underpowering it?

dont you know how to match speakers iwth power...
:eek7:
you take the speakers Peak and put an amp with that number as its RMS....duh...other wise you will blow the speaker fomr underpowering it.... :screwy:


i'm smart with the volume knob. it's common sense to turn down the volume when you hear something funny. i buy the biggest amp possible and just under use it :D;)


my horns gets very annoying after about 5w. it'll get too loud for my taste after that.

I hope CB is joking...

i buy the biggest amp possible and just under use it :D;)


good plan :)

I hope CB is joking...

Naw Dawg, dat how u powa spekaz!!!!11!!!!oneoneone
oda wize ur gonna blow dem from unda powain.... duh
:grinno:

So Gsteg you have the money for an SH-1 or 20.1 and use it to power some RE 8's? lol....

Man, its been a while since ive posted on here. Got a new job an dont get much time on the computer no more. oh well, atleast I came back on 420!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Gsteg you have the money for an SH-1 or 20.1 and use it to power some RE 8's? lol....


ok spill it...who told u my plan... :eek7: