Matching Head Unit to Speakers

[Nick_P]

Im looking to upgrade my head unit and speakers, the head unit i want has 4 50w outputs so do the speakers i plug it into have to have a rms of 50w or can the rms be lower as the peak is 280w?

 

[Nick_P]

Bump:bump:

 

[MT AUDIO]

ideally yes

 

[N!CK R]

Wouldnt you want speakers that are slightly more powerful than the amp really.

 

[MT AUDIO]

you have standard speakers with an aftermarket hu,are you bothered then?sposed to but minimal damage at low/medium volumes

 

[Chrisjk]

my h/u is 50 w x 4 to, im usin std speakers and its made a world of difrence to their clarity

 

[MT AUDIO]

exactly but you are sposed to have slightly higher rated speakers,and some radios dont actually quote rms for radios,only says 50w x 4 which on some can mean 50w x 4 max!

 

[wozzaa]

On 99% of units its 50 x 4 MAX. They usually have the RMS value wrote in the specs. Never normally goes higher than 25w RMS.