In article <igqc83hbo4bcs8h50hs1lhj4jrqumovaa6@4ax.com>,
David <rickets@knac.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:58:52 GMT, Hachiroku ???? <Trueno@AE86.gts>
> wrote:
>
>
> >
> >The speakers installed are capable of MORE than the rated wattage of the
> >JVC Cd player (~22 Watts per channel, speakers are 50W or more)
> >All the other speakers work great, including the Driver's side dash
> >replaced in January as a set with the one that went bad a couple weeks ago.
> >
> You need more power. A good rule of thumb is that the amp should be
> rated at 2 times the speaker rating. This prevents clipping which
> speakers apaprt.

you sure about that? it's true that distortion tears up speakers, and an
underpowered amp can lead people to crank the volume up beyond clipping,
but i've never heard it suggested that the amp be rated for more power
than the speakers.