how to know what power to get-match speakers best?


I have mirage OM-10 and the amplifier i will soon buy will be driving thoose and similar Om-9 in the near future..
theese are rated 30 - 200 Watts .. does that mean that they play to their potential with any wattage within this range?

one other thing..how is watt related to db and volume ??

thanks..
jinmtvt

Showing 1 response by drrdiamond

There is no such thing as having too much power.
The biggest danger is not having enough power; you may end up running your amp too hard and clipping occurs and speaker damage occurs.
Your second question: Doubling the wattage increases volume by 3 db.

My speakers sensativity is 93 db/watt. They are capable of 120 db at 3 meters. I have 1200 watts per channel. Will I ever use all that power? ... NEVER! ... but my sound is wonderfully clean, and there is no chance that I could ever drive the amps to clipping.
Richard