I have two speaker towers and each tower has two speakers. On the back of the speaker towers it says they are 200W, so does that mean each speaker is 100W or both speakers are 200W? Also I need to buy a receiver for the speakers, and I found one at a good price that I like. But it says its 100Wx2, so what the heck does that mean? Can I hook my speakers up to it?
The rating on the back of the speakers is the wattage, you usually want to have speakers capable of more that the output of the amplifier .Example amplifier 100watt per channel output speaker 100watts of slightly higher 150. The key here is that you never want to overpower a speaker this will cause a lot of stress on the speaker and might even blow the woofer so make sure the watt rating on the speaker is the same or higher as that of the per channel output on the amplifier So in your case see if you can find an amplifier to output at lease 150 watts per channel as you don't want to under power the speakers, so look for a amplifier in the range of 150watt per channel minimum and 200 watt per channel maximum Too much power for the speaker Loud, overworked and damaged Under powering a speaker Never hear the all potential and may sound muffled or quiet Hope i could help!
The specifications on the back of the speaker enclosure refer to the wattage of the entire tower and all of its components combined (speakers and crossover circuitry). 100Wx2 means that the receiver has 2 channels at 100 watts per channel. So 100 watts for the left channel and 100 watts for the right channel. Will this power your speakers? Sure. You will have a lot of headroom when it comes to speaker power, which simply means that your speakers can handle twice the power that the receiver is capable of producing. But as long as you reach your desired volume, then no big deal.
