over power?

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i am building a subwoofer...and well the only speakers that i have right now are 2 12 inch 100 watts @ 8ohms...i am currently a powered mixer that has a 200watt @ 8ohms output...the mixer has 4 outputs...i run 2 speakers off this...my plan would be to also run the sub off of this...my question is will the sub be overpowered and am i runnin the risk of blowin out my speakers? if i am just confusin you tell me i'll try to be more clear...thanx
DJ Borris

8/9/049:10 AM

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Originally posted by borris123:
[qb]i am currently a powered mixer that has a 200watt @ 8ohms output...the mixer has 4 outputs[/qb]

Is it 200 Watts per channel, or total? If it's 200 per channel, you'll be fine. If it's 200 total divded by 3, then you will be grossly underpowering your speakers, and therefore increase your chances of speaker damage due to clipping. It is always best to give the speakers a little more than what the're rated for than less.

8/9/049:42 AM

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