Why car amplifiers usually have higher wattage than home amps?
I inquired many stores about home amplifiers, there wattage ranges from 300 to 500 watts only. But car amps do have 500 to 2000 watts - and they are not big and not expensive compared to home amps.. why is that? i want to buy amplifier for my 400 watts/12" subwoofer to be used at home. Pleaseeeeee….
Thank you so much for the answers!!!
Yeah, so car amplifiers just have than home amps. It’s always been that way and that’s the way that it in all probability will stay
Yeah, so car amplifiers just have than home amps. It’s always been that way and that’s the way that it in all probability will stay
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There are big home amps. They’re more complex to build which makes them expensive. Plus it doesn’t take as much SPL to sound loud in the home because you don’t have the noise of the car to contend with.
On top of that home audio consumers aren’t usually bass-heads like the majority of people looking for big sound in the car so Kwatt+ amps for subs aren’t that common.
The issues are current and AC.
It takes current to produce audio power. In a car there is endless current (100A+ from the alt @ 14v — 300A+ from the battery @ 12v)compared to what’s available in the home - most circuits have 15A fuse breakers. Plus, the first step for a home audio amplifier is to convert the ac voltage to dc which is then converted back to ac for the output. Car audio (DC) amps get to remove the ac to dc step entirely.
Partsexpress has a 1000w rms sub amp and a couple 500w plate amps, plus a 950w dayton rack style.
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