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#94334 - 06/23/14 04:34 PM 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker???
Shaam Offline
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Guys,

I have been looking for a mono block amp for my B&w htm62 center channel speaker for quite some time . Manufacturer recommended max watts for that speaker is 120 watts. Sensitivity of that speaker is 87 db. Will 2200 be a overkill for that speaker?

Thanks in advance


Edited by Shaam (06/23/14 04:42 PM)

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#94338 - 06/23/14 09:38 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: Shaam]
EEman Offline
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I don't know. What are you driving the center with currently? The mono block may, or may not, be an upgrade depending on what you are using.
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#94339 - 06/23/14 11:44 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: EEman]
Shaam Offline
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I am currently using Yamaha RX-V667. I am sure Outlaw mono block will be an upgrade to what I currently have. But my only worry is that will 200 watts be too much for my center channel?

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#94340 - 06/24/14 07:34 AM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: Shaam]
XenonMan Offline
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As long as you control it, 200 watts will never be supplied to the center channel. If it worries you, place a slo-blo fuse in line on the positive side (1 amp) and it will protect the speaker from overload.
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#94343 - 06/24/14 08:00 AM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: Shaam]
cogin Offline
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More speakers are blown every day by to little amount of watts than too much watts and 80 -90 % of the time you are useing only a small percentage of your available power

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#94345 - 06/24/14 02:06 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: XenonMan]
Shaam Offline
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Thanks for the suggestion
Can you pls share a pic of the installed slo blo fuse?

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#94346 - 06/24/14 02:06 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: Shaam]
Shaam Offline
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Can you pls share a pic of the installed slo blo fuse?


Edited by Shaam (06/24/14 02:07 PM)

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#94347 - 06/24/14 06:53 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: Shaam]
XenonMan Offline
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Insert an in line fuseholder from radioshack in the line on the positive terminal and connect the other end to your wire connection coming from the amp.

+speaker wire ==>[FUSE}==> +terminal on speaker
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APC H15 Power Conditioner

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Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv


Home Theater System
Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv
Harmony ONE
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APC H15 Power Conditioner

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#94352 - 06/26/14 01:59 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: XenonMan]
Shaam Offline
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Originally Posted By: XenonMan
Insert an in line fuseholder from radioshack in the line on the positive terminal and connect the other end to your wire connection coming from the amp.

+speaker wire ==>[FUSE}==> +terminal on speaker


Thanks Xenonman.

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#94519 - 11/08/14 09:49 PM Re: 200 watts amp for 125 watts speaker??? [Re: Shaam]
eurorom47 Offline
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I think it would be hard to blow your center speaker, they are design to take for 20 milliseconds double their rated power conservative!

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