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Can I use a car stereo amp that gives a higher RMS wattage than what the speaker can handle?

The speakers in the back of my car are 80 watts RMS. The speakers in the front are 60 watts RMS. I want to get a 4 channel amp that can do 80 watts per channel to take advantage of those back speakers, but will that be bad for the front speakers? Can I just adjust the gain down?

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mike101 		no it wont be bad u can just adjust the amps gain down

529 days ago

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Emma81 		You would need to have an amp that could adjust the power to the fronts or backs. If they can do that and you can drop the peak power back by 25% you should be OK, or get 2 2-channel amps, one 60, and the other 80.

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Samantha 		You must have a hearing problem already, it not you will.....Huh what did he say!!! If he could turn his head a little this way, I could read his lips. Does having those overpowering speakers send out the message of virility or just the message that 'I have excess funds to blow on my ride'? If the amp has separate speaker volumes you could turn the front ones down.

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Joseph 		If you are going to use an aftermarket amp on aftermarket speakers then I doubt your going to do any damage. RMS ratings are so hard to determine anyway. Lots of manufacturers exaggerate their speakers and amplifiers power. I'd hook the amp up start with the gain down, slowly increasing it until it sounds good. If the bass starts to sound distorted then you are over working either the amp or the speaker and it's time to turn it down. As long as the speakers sound good then they shouldn't be taking any damage. Clipping (distortion in the form of frequency cut off) from an amp is the main reason why speakers fail. If the amp is sending clean signal then the speakers tend to handle higher power ratings. However if you are talking about your stock speakers then they are no where near 80 watts. More like 5, and then an aftermarket amp could potentially over work them with a modest amount of power.

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