chautauquasun
03-28-2010, 05:17 PM
So it was raining here all day and I was bored so I decided to try out my new Christmas present that I have been waiting to put in the boat. Instead of waiting for the install I brought the battery in and put it all together in my basement.
It sounded pretty good for speakers out in the open air but I am assuming once they are enlcosed in the sidewalls the sound will be better and the bass will sound better as well. Is that correct?
I have some questions for the sound system guys. Bear with me if I sound completely stupid with my questions.
I bought a Sony reciever that states it has 52 wattsX 4 channels. I am assuming that it is actually sending 52 watts to each speaker. Is that correct? Also I bought a 320 amp to use and for future growth. I set the system up today and did not use the speaker leads coming out of the receiver I connected the receiver to the amp with stereo cables. I am running Alpine speakers that say the are 110 watt peak and 35 RMS. I dont know what the 35 RMS means. Can you help me with that?
Also if I am running the reciever through the amp does that mean that it is the 52 watts per channel plus the 80 watts per channel from the amp or does it simply mean 80 watts per channel from the amp.
I found that the speakers were not handling the power well at the top end of the volume and I was getting pops until I turned down the amp with the sensitivity knobs.
I think that it should sound pretty good once the speakers are installed in the sidewalls. I bought 4 speakers to use in the boat. I didnt buy any for the playpen at this point but may in the future.
So am I putting 132 watts of power to each speaker with this set-up or just 80? The way the speakers were handling it at the upper range tells me they are getting 132.
Probably really easy questions for Jonnyb.
Thanks
It sounded pretty good for speakers out in the open air but I am assuming once they are enlcosed in the sidewalls the sound will be better and the bass will sound better as well. Is that correct?
I have some questions for the sound system guys. Bear with me if I sound completely stupid with my questions.
I bought a Sony reciever that states it has 52 wattsX 4 channels. I am assuming that it is actually sending 52 watts to each speaker. Is that correct? Also I bought a 320 amp to use and for future growth. I set the system up today and did not use the speaker leads coming out of the receiver I connected the receiver to the amp with stereo cables. I am running Alpine speakers that say the are 110 watt peak and 35 RMS. I dont know what the 35 RMS means. Can you help me with that?
Also if I am running the reciever through the amp does that mean that it is the 52 watts per channel plus the 80 watts per channel from the amp or does it simply mean 80 watts per channel from the amp.
I found that the speakers were not handling the power well at the top end of the volume and I was getting pops until I turned down the amp with the sensitivity knobs.
I think that it should sound pretty good once the speakers are installed in the sidewalls. I bought 4 speakers to use in the boat. I didnt buy any for the playpen at this point but may in the future.
So am I putting 132 watts of power to each speaker with this set-up or just 80? The way the speakers were handling it at the upper range tells me they are getting 132.
Probably really easy questions for Jonnyb.
Thanks