I've been planning on upgrading the stereo in my car since the front speakers are blown and I figured I might as well upgrade the entire thing anyways. The problem that I'm having is that obviously most car amplifiers are not exactly designed with good distortion and snr performance in mind. Therefore, I figured I'd go with some vintage a/d/s plate amps since they're rated for some pretty decent specs, they're relatively cheap (I don't wanna spend more than 200-250 usd on amps), and I know that in a/d/s' heyday their car audio gear was just as praised as their home stereo gear. The problem I have is that most a/d/s amps are rated for a pretty low wattage output. This seems fine to me, since around 35w per channel for speakers which are only handling the midrange and above and around 80w for a single sub would be perfectly fine for a near field home audio application, and considering the fact that the speakers I'm installing in my car are relatively sensitive at like 92-93dB I don't see why it wouldn't be alright in my car as well. However, most websites recommend having many times this amount of power for a decent car setup. Would this not be enough power for whatever reason? Are there reasons why a car stereo would demand more watts for it's speakers, or are people just compensating for the fact that the power output of most car amps are rated abysmally, using peak power output figures and such instead of continuous output?
(P.S. I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread for posting this question, this is the first time I believe I have made a thread post here)
(P.S. I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread for posting this question, this is the first time I believe I have made a thread post here)