Originally Posted by
I800C0LLECT
I'm not trying to say you're wrong but I definitely think something was setup improperly. I've run "500+" watts on "50watt" speakers without problems. I don't want people to get the wrong impression about over inflated power numbers. It's very difficult to ruin speakers with "too much power" utilizing a clean signal. However, it's very easy to over-drive an amplifier and ruin a set of speakers with a clipped or distorted signal. Even improper gains can clip a signal. That's what typically ruins speakers that are playing off head unit power, over-driving(creating distortion) and a clipped signal(turning "LOUD" or bass knobs all the way up).
Creating a sound wave in the bass region takes much more power than creating something in a higher octave such as 10khz to 20khz. Matter of fact, I highly doubt typical output to tweeters and mids exceeds 50watts. If you are certain your HP was 160hz you might want to run through your setup and verify that everything seems legit so you don't ruin the new speakers on accident
FYI, changing your EQ effects your crossover as well.
