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Will this amp work with theses speakers or is it too powerful?

  • I'm planning on buying two of these speakers http://www.hifi-tower.co.uk/Skytec-DJ-PA-Speaker-12-600W-Passive-Monitor-ABS-Housing_i247_3312_0.htm and I've been researching about buying an amplifier, and people say you should have a more powerful amp so that it comes out clean and the amp isn't under too much stress, but the speakers are still getting the correct power. The amp I was going to get was http://www.hifi-tower.co.uk/Skytec-PA-1000-Watt-DJ-PA-Amplifier-19-Rack-Mountable---Black_i148_785_0.htm will this work? What I get confused on is when looking for an amp for 2 speakers and the rule of thumb is what? 2 x RMS, peak or max?? which one? Also I looked at the the speakers within a package and they recommended this amp which is 600w I'm so confused. http://www.hifi-tower.co.uk/Ibiza-AMP-600-PA-DJ-Amplifier-960-Watt-MAX-power_i147_1374_0.htm Can someone just explain about buying an amp for 2 speakers and what you go by when getting the amp, RMS, peak or max?

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    That company is playing silly buggers when stating their amplifiers' power ratings. They are, to say the least, misleading. However, reading between the lines, the last one you link to should be ok. They say it will deliver, from each channel, 320W max to an 8 ohm load. Going by their figures for the other amplifier, 320W max equates to something like 200W continuous. Difficult to say exactly. But you can use that amplifier with those 'speakers quite safely. It doesn't matter if the amplifier can deliver a bit more power than the 'speaker's maximum because it won't be delivering anything like maximum power except for very short bursts. By the way, r.m.s. power is a commom misnomer. What it really means is continuous average power. "Peak" power and "max" power are meaningless and misleading if they don't tell you how they obtain the figures.

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You want to match the RMS of the speakers and amp as closely as possible. If your speakers can handle 200 watts RMS then you need to buy an amp that is the same or less, but not too low because then it won't push the speakers which will cause them to sound flat. Looking at the links you posted both of the amps are too powerful for the speakers you picked.

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