Doubt about a speaker specs.


Hello to all, appreciate very much if someone can solve a bout of mine. 

https://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/speaker_components/pdf/fw305.pdf

What exactly means the Rated Input: 40W and Music Power: 125W, about this woofer?

Music Power is how much wattage this woofer can receive before clipping?

Many thanks, best regards to all.
cosmicjazz

Showing 1 response by millercarbon

Here’s what you need to know about speakers. The most important spec to look for is sensitivity, sometimes called efficiency. Look for speakers rated 90dB/1w/1m or higher, or even better 95 or higher. Why? Because then you can actually find amps to drive them that will sound good.

The most important spec with amplifiers is, well there are none. It would be power. But thanks to 100 dB sensitivity speakers there are 4 watt amps that sound wonderful and so the only spec that matters with amplifiers is how they sound.

Unless you ignored the first rule and bought inefficient speakers. Then all bets are off.

So remember: >=95dB.