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<blockquote data-quote="Art Welter" data-source="post: 215311" data-attributes="member: 52"><p>A 4-8 ohm speaker conservatively rated for around 100-200 watts should be able "to handle the receiver output power", if you don't clip the crap out of it. Severe clipping (distortion) can double the average power output, burning voice coils. That said, looking at power handling alone is like looking at the fuel tank of a car- it does not tell you how far or fast it can go.</p><p></p><p>Speaker sensitivity can vary from around 80dB SPL one watt one meter to over 100 dB 1w 1m. </p><p>The (larger) 100dB sensitive speaker could put out as much sound level with just one watt as the 80dB sensitive speaker would using 100 watts. The 80dB sensitive speaker would "max out" at only 100dB, while the 100dB speaker could produce 120dB, sounding about four times as loud, or sounding as loud at 10 meters distant as the 80dB speaker sounds at just one meter.</p><p></p><p>This will give you more information:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://geoffthegreygeek.com/calculator-amp-speaker-spl/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Welter, post: 215311, member: 52"] A 4-8 ohm speaker conservatively rated for around 100-200 watts should be able "to handle the receiver output power", if you don't clip the crap out of it. Severe clipping (distortion) can double the average power output, burning voice coils. That said, looking at power handling alone is like looking at the fuel tank of a car- it does not tell you how far or fast it can go. Speaker sensitivity can vary from around 80dB SPL one watt one meter to over 100 dB 1w 1m. The (larger) 100dB sensitive speaker could put out as much sound level with just one watt as the 80dB sensitive speaker would using 100 watts. The 80dB sensitive speaker would "max out" at only 100dB, while the 100dB speaker could produce 120dB, sounding about four times as loud, or sounding as loud at 10 meters distant as the 80dB speaker sounds at just one meter. This will give you more information: [URL unfurl="true"]https://geoffthegreygeek.com/calculator-amp-speaker-spl/[/URL] Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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