Stereo Wattage

[zonecoaster]

:super: Okay who has a pumpin or rockin system in their 3G? I need to ask you a question. My amplifier is only 300w and I have two twelves, pair of 6x9's and only one door panel speaker. I've blown two alternators in my car in the past 3 months. I'm sure that more people out there have more than 300watts bumpin the trunk :confused: . My next project was to first get a new alternator, I think why I blew the other two was because they were remanufactured. This time I'm getting a new one. I'm gonna hook up one 300w amp to one of the twelves and get another 300w amp for the other "12. But first I have to know if anyone is out there using a 1000w amp, because if you can run that with no problem, my next project should be within the working parameters, in advance thanx :super: :pimp:

[shepherd79]

i have 400Watt Alpine system.
200W 4 channel amp powering 4 speakers and 200watt amp powering single 12" type-S SUB.
if i was you, i would run 300watt amp to the 6x9 and get something bigger for the amps.
i haven't had any problems with my system at all. make sure you have good battery.

[86hatchbackLXi]

sounds like faulty wiring someplace else. your alternator should be able to handle that much power. try a cap too.

[zonecoaster]

Battery is only 3months old, 800 cca. Which wiring, my car or stereo wiring? Or the ground wiring? :pimp:

[POS carb]

I had 900 watts running on a 65amp rebuild, big batt and caps, and I TOASTED it in a year, I ended up getting a 150 amp made.

[zonecoaster]

Was that a custom alt, the way pepboys explained it to me, the 65amp alt was the only alt for the LXi. I wanted to price one of the bigger amped alts for my car, but they said the only one for my car was the standard OEM alt..:pimp:

[AccordEpicenter]

i had 1250wrms running on a rewound accord alt wound to 140 amps. I think it only put out about 115 120 when hot but man i never drained the stock battery and it only dimmed at idle, it wouldnt put out any decent power until like 1500rpms. Oh yea and thats with no capacitors.

[dXsquared]

it doesnt matter the wattage.. tis the amps that the amplifier draws...

Travis

[bambamky]

I have a set of Jensen 6x9's that are 165 watts Is that total power or each??
next what size amp would yopu recommend running them??

[dXsquared]

get a jensen 300 watt by 2... thats what i have for my subs.. it would be perfect for some 6X9's....

Travis

[bambamky]

ok thanks but about the power output is the 165 a piece opr pair??

[dXsquared]

its prolly each.. they dont usually rate in pairs.. what does it say???

Travis

[bambamky]

the box only said 165 watts I would imagine that was each it would be weak for that a pair and jensen makes some decent speakers! so I will be running 495 watts what do you think the rms is??

[POS carb]

oh I didn't read the whole post (I hate people that do that :lol)
I had 300 watts to my 12's and 50 per corner and that setup went fine on the stock alternator for about 2 years, your problems are probably related to a short circuit or other factors (maybe the alt is getting wet or too much heat or a short etc, make sure the charge wire isn't touching the manifold or its braces)