Amp to match speakers advice please

[den9112]

Hi, i have a pioneer amp 1000w max power output 80w x 4 ohms ...
I currently have focal front speakers 120 w nom output 60 rms the rears are hertz 120w max output 60 rms ..
The amp also says continous 4x 60w 4ohms..Could anyone tell me if these are ok and i am neither under powering or over powering ..Been trying to work it out but it's going over my head ..Any help would be apreciated .Thanks

Edited by den9112 on Wednesday 23 December 17:40

[TEKNOPUG]

What size are the speakers?

[defblade]

Have you got the model number of the amp (and preferably the speakers, too)?

[TEKNOPUG]

GM-A6704 presumably.

[bangerhoarder]

Under and over-powering are very rarely an issue, unless checking big square waves through speakers with small coils. Heat kills speakers, and it’d be very rare that you’d get anywhere near that 80w RMS output from the amp.

It sounds like a good match up. A bit more power for the amp over the speaker rating is usually the norm for speccing a system up (again, you’ll rarely run the amp at max as you’ll find it uncomfortably loud for any long period).

It’s important that you set the gain correctly so that you don’t send the speakers a clipped (squared off) sine wave, as speakers overheat quickly with clipping as they don’t move for a period while current is running through the coil They’re not designed for DC voltage and get hot quickly.

[Bobberoo99]

bangerhoarder said:

Under and over-powering are very rarely an issue, unless checking big square waves through speakers with small coils. Heat kills speakers, and it’d be very rare that you’d get anywhere near that 80w RMS output from the amp.

It sounds like a good match up. A bit more power for the amp over the speaker rating is usually the norm for speccing a system up (again, you’ll rarely run the amp at max as you’ll find it uncomfortably loud for any long period).

It’s important that you set the gain correctly so that you don’t send the speakers a clipped (squared off) sine wave, as speakers overheat quickly with clipping as they don’t move for a period while current is running through the coil They’re not designed for DC voltage and get hot quickly.

Is the correct answer, better to be a bit higher powered on the amp than under driving the speakers, set the gains to just above zero, wind the system up until you're around the maximum you'll play it at and then gradually turn the gains up until either the speakers start to distort(most likely scenario) or they start to clip(you lose bass/vocals) which is less likely than the speakers being able to reproduce the bass you'll be trying to put through them, then tweak the gain down until it's clear and precise.

[mgv8]

One of this things to look at is if you have a sub then filtering the low frequencies of the main speakers and letting the sub do its work. This will both improve sound quality and power going to the main speakers.