Hey well I recently installed some type R componenets and they sound great, but Im just afraid to turn them up too lound, and still dont hear them very well on the freeway at all. I mean they sound 10x better than stock, yet im more afraid to turn them up as loud as i did with stock due to more expense replacing them.

My question is, is that I have the bass turned up decently high on my components so I can have a nice,full sound w/o a sub, but Im wondering how loud can I turn them up like this? whats the easiest way or thing to listen for before a speaker has too much to handle before it blows? Thanks.

--The speakers are rated for 110 watts rms each, and I have 50 watts rms bridged to each(so about 100 watts rms each channel coming from the amp)--

 

anyone? anyone?

 

are you running an amp w/ a crossover or just off the stock head unit?

 

oh, yeah im not running anything stock anymore, but Im running off of my Ipod quality mp3's so quality isnt quite as good as a bought CD

 

well if you're using an amp, have the cross-over set to at least 80Hz.
distortion will be the determining factor usually when a speaker blows.
if you're on the highway with the top down, roll-up both the windows and you'll hear the audio a lot better.

 

mine now is currently set at 120Hz. Is this a decent setting? I mean will i know before the speaker blows out by it sounding distorted in bass or what? I mean whats it normally sound like when you say "whoa I need to turn it down a bit"

My amp puts out 100 max rms per channel and my speakers can handle up to 110rms max. So my amp should have a tough time blowing um out, I just want to know when should I know my speakers/amp is taking too much where I should turn it down?

 

I think your alright. The speakers can probably handle that power from your amp as you've described it.
Distortion is the main culprit to blow speakers and this is usually caused by underpowering rather than overpowering.
Your speaker are rated @110 and your amp at 100 you should safely be able to max the volumn knob out.
Sit in your driveway and apply a steady increase in volumn and listen for distortion to begin. I really don't believe this will happen though. Should you hear any distortion I would suspect that you needed a more powerful amp but what you have now should be more than adequate.

Edit- BTW, look at the specs for your woofers and set them very close to the reccomended low number. I think it's probably something below a 100 but if you installed components the crossover may handle this function automatically. Check your owners manual.

 

even with high ammounts of bass/treble? Wow i couldent imagne maxing out the vol lol. I feel like they are gunna pop at 3/4. But either way ill ahve to try it out lol.

 

another thought.
is the gain the amp properly set?

try setting the gain to its lowest point and turn the headunit volume to 3/4 max.
then increase the gain on the amp to the point that it's as loud as you can tolerate or when distortion starts happening. then, dial back the gain slightly.

now you have a visual reference on the headunit as to how high you can turn up the volume.

 

hmm im not sure where the gains set at actually... I think its right in the middle, in its original location. Ill have to check that out. Thanks