Originally Posted by Scorpion8

Oh, am not arguing but discussing. For two speakers of ~equal sensitivity, the one that can handle more power usually suggests "better" components for a given speaker size. Power handling is best described by the speakers ability to dissipate the heat of the current draw, hence the need for fluid cooled tweeters in higher-end (and thus higher-cost) applications. Sub's can usually handle the most power because they have a limited range of frequencies they are expected to reproduce, and much large voice coils and woofer magnets which would be able to dissipate more heat and they have better airflow due to larger speaker cone movements. While a speaker will not warm up to the touch like an amplifier will, it does absorb a good bit of the heat of electrical current passing thru it and thus (among other things) will be limited by it's ability to get rid of that heat. Of course other issues (like crossover design to reject spurious high freq harmonics) is important also, but at the price point we are looking at most crossovers are basic high-pass or low-pass cap filters.

You seem to have a good handle on audio issues, but I do also for over 35 years involvement in the hobby. I also moderate an audio forum (as an FYI....).

My price point? I don't have one, but of course the application is the rear-sound bar in a non-functioning (at the moment) XJ and I'm doing some pre-planning. The Fosgate's are available locally, and the only others in the right size range locally is Sony (argh!) and I won't use those. So due to my remote location, am mostly perusing Crutchfield's online catalog. Oh, and the classifieds here....

Originally Posted by Diesel

If I were you Id hop on CACO and grab some used RE/DD/AA/etc components for half off

Originally Posted by phoenix901223