how much power should i use

[ti09ny]

hi i got a set of 6.5 inch speakers

the power rating is at 60 watts rms and 140 watts peak

what i what to know is should i run them at 60 watts or at the 140 mark

i listen to a lot of hip hop, heavy metal and punk rock and i love to thump the volume

thanks

[AmmoJammo]

an amplifier rated for about 100watts would be good.

some headroom is good, and in reality you can never have too much power, thats what the volume control is for, but a 100watt per channel amplifier is going to be easier, and cheaper to find than something higher powered.

[StoneX]

Yeah, always try to have at least the RMS/continuous rated power of a speaker. About 1.5 times that figure is even better

So as AmmoJammo said, about 100Wrms would be good.