can underpowering speaker cause distortion?

[CleanSierra]

nah nothings cheap its a 500 dollar double din kenwood HU and all nvx wiring from sonic electronix

and to the guy who said its in different car, actually we both have the same car xD

Your question was can underpowering speakers cause distortion? The answer is: No

You have one install in a different environment with different factors. Do you both have exactly the same HU, exactly the same wiring, exactly the same ground locations, exactly the same wiring harness or adapters? There are surely differences. Was the set of speakers bought at the same time and same locations(ie the same batch of speakers)?

[dcornelius39]

as for wiring and installation they are identical. i bought all that at the same time and wired his the same way i did mine cuz it was the easiest way since i already knew how to do that.

yes we do have the same HU too, same model and year but he bought his roughly a year after me. so that may be a big factor as well as the fact that the speakers arent from the same batch i bought mine online he bought his in a best buy.

[David Bailey]

nah nothings cheap its a 500 dollar double din kenwood HU and all nvx wiring from sonic electronix

and to the guy who said its in different car, actually we both have the same car xD

Your question was can underpowering speakers cause distortion? The answer is: No

You have one install in a different environment with different factors. Do you both have exactly the same HU, exactly the same wiring, exactly the same ground locations, exactly the same wiring harness or adapters? There are surely differences. Was the set of speakers bought at the same time and same locations(ie the same batch of speakers)?

You don't think? I mean, if the HU is only pushing out 25-50x4 watts max (gueasstimate), and the speakers can take 100rms each, then they are not getting anywhere near enough power. I would think that would indeed cause distortion.

[dcornelius39]

nah nothings cheap its a 500 dollar double din kenwood HU and all nvx wiring from sonic electronix

and to the guy who said its in different car, actually we both have the same car xD

Your question was can underpowering speakers cause distortion? The answer is: No

You have one install in a different environment with different factors. Do you both have exactly the same HU, exactly the same wiring, exactly the same ground locations, exactly the same wiring harness or adapters? There are surely differences. Was the set of speakers bought at the same time and same locations(ie the same batch of speakers)?

You don't think? I mean, if the HU is only pushing out 25-50x4 watts max (gueasstimate), and the speakers can take 100rms each, then they are not getting anywhere near enough power. I would think that would indeed cause distortion.

the HU is actually rated at 18w rms at sonic the manual says 25 but i doubt that lol

but this may help a little they are alpine speakers i cant remember the exact model

[David Bailey]

Get a little 200 watt amp and I bet it will solve your problems.

[finkster]

Under powering a speaker will absolutely not cause distortion, nor will it blow your speakers.

[REVOofRustler]

If under powering speakers caused distortion, then our systems would all sound distorted unless we were listening to them full tilt all the time.

[ghostlyrich]

hey man your totally underpowered check this out!!! its tiny and hides behind the deck and is 45 rms a channel

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_60631_Alpine-KTP-445U.html

[Soccerballzs]

You do not get the dynamics off a head unit as a amplifier has.