Power question

[shameless 0]

Simple question i can't find the answer to. So, if i have an amp that does 100w per channel, does the 100 get split between tweet, and mid? will the mid and tweet both get 100w or would the 100w be split between them?

Edited February 20, 2011 by shameless

[95Honda 486]

It depends on the source material. If a majority of the content is above the crossover frequency, it will go to the tweeter, below it and it goes to the mid.

Since music isn't this way most of the time, there isn't really an accurate way to tell you how much power each driver gets.... But they both could recieve full power from the amp time to time...

[Notorious97200 339]

Use a passive filter for your speakers, you will protect your tweeters. Don't hook the tweeters directly on the mid

[shameless 0]

Use a passive filter for your speakers, you will protect your tweeters. Don't hook the tweeters directly on the mid

I know. They're hooked to the crossover. Just wanted to know if the crossover split the power between the 2 or gave both mid and tweet 100w

[shameless 0]

It depends on the source material. If a majority of the content is above the crossover frequency, it will go to the tweeter, below it and it goes to the mid.

Since music isn't this way most of the time, there isn't really an accurate way to tell you how much power each driver gets.... But they both could recieve full power from the amp time to time...

makes sense.

[shizzzon 461]

95honda is right..

think of it this way.

Let's say your woofer is bandpassed between 60-2khz and your tweeter is high passed at 2khz.

and you got that amp that is feeding 100w to this one set- woofer and tweeter.

ANY frequencies playing below 2khz and above 60hz go to the woofer because the tweeter is high passed above 2khz.

ANY freuqencies playing above 2khz will be played thru the tweeter which will absorb the most power vs the woofer.

No crossover has a roll off as steep as a 90degree angle but the strength of it is plenty strong.

So, if ur amp does 100w, a typical component set will and can receive up to 100w maximum depending on the notes played!

If, for example above, you were playing a 2khz test tone, the power would probably be split in half, 50w\50w.

that's as best as i can explain it.

[ibanender 2]

I think the real answer has been completely overlooked. It's a generic answer, yes, the power is split. Is it split evenly, not necessarily, but you aren't necessarily getting 100 watts either. Bottom line is, the 100 watts is distributed, not per driver.

[bassahaulic 155]

Yes the power is split between the two.

[///M5 2,833]

Yes the power is split between the two.

No, not split. They both get full power.

*assumes that there is a non-power limiting crossover in between the two drivers

**obviously ALL reasonable crossovers will limit power to the tweeter as 99.9999% of the time they are more efficient and therefore would be significantly louder if there weren't an L-pad circuit to reduce the output of the tweeter

The question is a bit moot though. Generically speaking tweeters need almost no power in comparison. Therefore you pick your amp based on what the mid needs to get to a level that you want (assuming it can) and the add the tweeter with a reduction circuit to make it match the output of the woofer.

[ibanender 2]

Yes the power is split between the two.

No, not split. They both get full power.

*assumes that there is a non-power limiting crossover in between the two drivers

**obviously ALL reasonable crossovers will limit power to the tweeter as 99.9999% of the time they are more efficient and therefore would be significantly louder if there weren't an L-pad circuit to reduce the output of the tweeter

The question is a bit moot though. Generically speaking tweeters need almost no power in comparison. Therefore you pick your amp based on what the mid needs to get to a level that you want (assuming it can) and the add the tweeter with a reduction circuit to make it match the output of the woofer.

Prove it. Clamp power on a mid and a tweeter using active crossovers so you can't blame it on the passive. Do a full sweep with tones, then do it with music. Post your data.

[bassahaulic 155]

Yes the power is split between the two.

No, not split. They both get full power.

*assumes that there is a non-power limiting crossover in between the two drivers

**obviously ALL reasonable crossovers will limit power to the tweeter as 99.9999% of the time they are more efficient and therefore would be significantly louder if there weren't an L-pad circuit to reduce the output of the tweeter

The question is a bit moot though. Generically speaking tweeters need almost no power in comparison. Therefore you pick your amp based on what the mid needs to get to a level that you want (assuming it can) and the add the tweeter with a reduction circuit to make it match the output of the woofer.

Prove it. Clamp power on a mid and a tweeter using active crossovers so you can't blame it on the passive. Do a full sweep with tones, then do it with music. Post your data.

Oh shit.