C300 and MMC6500

the3dwizard
the3dwizard Posts: 5
edited October 2005 in Car Audio & Electronics
Any problem with using a C300.2 to drive a pair of MMC6500's? I ask because the tested power of the C300.2 I got is 180 w x 2 rms @ 4 ohms and the MMC6500's are rated at 125 w continous and 250 w max.

Thanks!

AVR Pioneer SC-95
Front Polk RTi A3
Center Polk CSi A6
Surrounds Polk RT f/x's
Rear Surrounds Polk R15's
SubWoofer M&K V-75
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  • cam5860
    cam5860 Posts: 632
    edited October 2005
    No problem with using that amp on those speakers. the more power you have the cleaner the sound is going to be because you can keep the gain down low there for the amp generates less heat and you have less distortion. The only problem i see is you really need a 4 channel amp for components. That way you can run the tweeters and the midbass on different channels which allows more tweeting for better sound quality.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2005
    More power = better SQ to a point. Too much power will kill a speaker regardless if its distorted or as clean and pure as the wind driven snow. The 300.2 will work fine but take care when setting the gains.

    My Crossfire makes more power than my SR's can handle so Ive got my gains on the floor. Both are virtually set to zero. As long as your gains are set low enough that the amp doesnt push the speakers to far youll be fine.
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited October 2005
    cam - what precisely did you mean by 'more tweeting for better sound quality'?

    and to set your gains - http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/dhuston/gains.html
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2005
    I think he meant "tweaking".
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited October 2005
    ..or maybe more power for the tweeters, so they arent sharing a channel with the mids :p
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  • the3dwizard
    the3dwizard Posts: 5
    edited October 2005
    Thanks for the replies! Trouble is I do have C400 but it is already tied up. Would be cool to drive the components with it though :)

    AVR Pioneer SC-95
    Front Polk RTi A3
    Center Polk CSi A6
    Surrounds Polk RT f/x's
    Rear Surrounds Polk R15's
    SubWoofer M&K V-75
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  • cam5860
    cam5860 Posts: 632
    edited October 2005
    LOL yeah i meant tweaking! I not much on 2 channel amps for running components. 4 channel amps have better crossovers and some have better bass boost settings also.
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