How many watts does it take to get good car stereo bass?
For beginning systems you can actually have good bass for the lower power ranges of 70 to 125 rms watts per channel, if the woofers are the right ones for the situation and the sub box is the right design to maximize power output. These are things we help you with in our store. For stronger and louder bass systems, power goes up quickly. That’s because the human ear responds to sounds logarithmically. That’s a mathematical way of saying that if you want to double your volume, you will need to quadruple your real rms power output. It is a car stereo industry acceptable standard that a noticeable or significant increase in sound or bass volume requires a doubling of your output power! That means if you already have a real 150 watts rms power per channel, going to a 200 watt rms car amp won’t give you much difference, especially for the money you’ll spend. That’s not to say there aren’t some benefits of going with the 200 watt rms car bass amp. It just might sound better for other reasons
