
Many people have stereos in their cars but don't know a lot about them. "Typically they have more and better speakers than factory-installed car systems have customarily had and are driven by more, and more powerful, amplifiers (up to 1,100 watts in the Linn system in the Vanquish from Aston Martin)."

"Driving Body by Fisher, Sound by Bose." New York Times. For that reason, automotive engineers are looking at new types of electrical systems that may supply up to 50volts of power."īerger, Ivan. "The car of the future… a traditional 12volt system will be hard pressed to supply enough juice to run all of these gadgets. Mobile Entertainment Magazine, Car Stereo Review. Audiovox, June 2003.ĪMP602 - 120 Watt 2-Channel Hi-Fi Power AmplifierĪMP604 - 240 Watt 4-Channel Hi-Fi Power AmplifierĪMP610 - 500 Watt 4-Channel Mosfet Hi-Performance Bridgeable AmplifierĪXT1200 - 1200 Watt 2 Channel MOSFET Bridgeable Amplifier AmplifierĪXT500 - 500 Watt 4 Channel MOSFET Bridgeable AmplifierĪXT550 - 500 Watt 2 Channel MOSFET Bridgeable AmplifierĪXT800 - 800 Watt 2 Channel MOSFET Bridgeable AmpliferĪXTM600 - 600 Watt Mono Block MOSFET Amplifier Depending on the requirements of the speaker system, an amplifier may deliver from 10 to125 watts of electrical power."Īutomotive Sound - Rampage Amplifiers. "The amount of power that an amplifier can produce is rated in watts. " Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia, CD-ROM.

"A stereo tuner with a maximum power output of 50W per channel (that is, 50W to each of two speakers)has its right channel connected as shown in Fig. Brooks/ Cole Thomson Learning, 2000: 726.
