is a possibly blown speaker worth a 20 watt increase

nyydmb12
nyydmb12 Posts: 10
edited August 2008 in Speakers
I just installed a new amp to run my front polks and after a few minutes of playing with the cross over and wondering why they sound different I find I forgot to switch the HPF on. When I bought this amp I had to decide whether I wanted a 60 watt 2ch for the backs or a 100 watt 2ch for the fronts, and bridge my 4ch to a 100 watts. So I went with a 110 watt amp to power the fronts. I'm not to worried about giving to many watts to the front with a 10 watt difference, but the 40 watt over difference I'll see on the rating for the rears startles me. Right now its running 40 watts and you may say a 20 watt increase to 60 isn't a lot, but its a 50% increase. Well I suppose I could always bring it to a local car audio shop.
Fronts- Polk Momo MMC 690 6"x9" 3-way Speakers
Rears JL audio 690TXI
4ch amp- alpine F-250 giving 40 watts each awaiting to be bridged to my polks for 100 watts a peice
mono amp- alpine F850 400 watts to two subs
subs 2 12in polk momo's 2124 single voice coil hooked up in 2 ohms in sealed box
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited August 2008
    You're not going to blow them until you really crank it up and hear things start to go south. I highly doubt that bumping the power up 20w is going to damage the speakers.

    PS. You will probably get a better, more informative in the automotive section of the forum.
    Jake
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  • nyydmb12
    nyydmb12 Posts: 10
    edited August 2008
    sorry I'm use to being at caraudio. com where its all car audio....but the bridge out put is 40 watts over my rating....anyways thanks
    Fronts- Polk Momo MMC 690 6"x9" 3-way Speakers
    Rears JL audio 690TXI
    4ch amp- alpine F-250 giving 40 watts each awaiting to be bridged to my polks for 100 watts a peice
    mono amp- alpine F850 400 watts to two subs
    subs 2 12in polk momo's 2124 single voice coil hooked up in 2 ohms in sealed box
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2008
    Adjust your amp to offer the power levels the speakers need. Also more power is better than too little power.
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