If I have a 180 watt car stereo, how many watts do the speakers have to be?
Re: “i think the person wants to know about a stereo not a amplifire” I am afraid that your understanding of what constitutes a “stereo” is at fault. An automotive stereo may contain any of the following sources: analog tuner, digital tuner (terrestrial and/or satellite), tape deck, and CD player. The stereo also contains a preamplifier, which provides volume control, input selection, and equalization. The output of the preamplifier stage feeds the power amplifier stage, which, in turn, drives the speakers. Even if all of the functions are contained within one box, they are all present. For the purposes of this question, the term “stereo” and amplifier are synonymous. The stereo’s power amplifier is what drives the speakers. ———————————————————— The first thing you need to do is decipher the specifications provided by the manufacturer. Audio products for the automotive industry are frequently wildly overstated to make the products look better tha
