85db at 1 watt at 1 meter 1 meter is far inside a car...
88db at 2 watts
91db at 4 watts
94db at 8 watts
97db at 16 watts
100db at 32 watts
103db at 64 watts
106db at 128 watts
109db at 256 watts and so on.
Imagine what it takes to get to 170db if you keep doubling your power to gain a measly 3db? You need to gain about 10db to double the perceived volume. Even with 102db speakers (which are rare), it takes more wattage than any amp I've seen to get 170db. I imagine that it sounds pretty crummy and distorted at those levels.
88db at 2 watts
91db at 4 watts
94db at 8 watts
97db at 16 watts
100db at 32 watts
103db at 64 watts
106db at 128 watts
109db at 256 watts and so on.
Imagine what it takes to get to 170db if you keep doubling your power to gain a measly 3db? You need to gain about 10db to double the perceived volume. Even with 102db speakers (which are rare), it takes more wattage than any amp I've seen to get 170db. I imagine that it sounds pretty crummy and distorted at those levels.