marmersteinj
New Member
Hey all,
I'm looking at buying a new set of speakers. I have some that have been passed down through some friends for a number of years, and they have seen some wear as a result. One of the speakers now seems to be entirely dead and the other one seems like it will be soon to follow (not to mention the cones are basically destroyed). So, I had some questions I was hoping you guys could help me with before I make a decision.
As a poor college student, I was looking at a couple speaker sets on monoprice.com:
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_...t=10800&utm_campaign=2014_q3_140903_48hr_sale
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10904&cs_id=1090407&p_id=8250&seq=1&format=2
Both are not too big, but from this site (http://myhometheater.homestead.com/splcalculator.html) it seems like they should be plenty loud enough for my use. Here's my first question: how are these two significantly different? The main things I notice different in the specs is the weight (not a big deal to me since I won't be moving them much) and frequency response, though I don't really know what that means.
Second question/issue - the amplifier I have that goes with the hand-me-down speakers is rated at 250W. Given that these speakers are 80-100 watts, will I need to purchase a new amplifier? If so, what kinds of things should I be looking for in an amp?
Thanks!
I'm looking at buying a new set of speakers. I have some that have been passed down through some friends for a number of years, and they have seen some wear as a result. One of the speakers now seems to be entirely dead and the other one seems like it will be soon to follow (not to mention the cones are basically destroyed). So, I had some questions I was hoping you guys could help me with before I make a decision.
As a poor college student, I was looking at a couple speaker sets on monoprice.com:
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_...t=10800&utm_campaign=2014_q3_140903_48hr_sale
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10904&cs_id=1090407&p_id=8250&seq=1&format=2
Both are not too big, but from this site (http://myhometheater.homestead.com/splcalculator.html) it seems like they should be plenty loud enough for my use. Here's my first question: how are these two significantly different? The main things I notice different in the specs is the weight (not a big deal to me since I won't be moving them much) and frequency response, though I don't really know what that means.
Second question/issue - the amplifier I have that goes with the hand-me-down speakers is rated at 250W. Given that these speakers are 80-100 watts, will I need to purchase a new amplifier? If so, what kinds of things should I be looking for in an amp?
Thanks!