What to Look for in a Good Speaker System?
Speakers forms an important part of our computer system, home theater and our life. A good speaker system can enrich our listening experience and a bad one can spoil it. As of today there are many brands of speakers available in the market whether local or an international brand. They all have fancy designs and big sub-woofers by which we can get easily fooled. Many of us get easily carried away by looking at the PMPO power rating on the speakers box packing or on speaker itself. This PMPO rating is in Watts and it is usually found in thousands e.g. 3000 Watts, 5000 Watts or more. By looking at these high ratings we generally assume that the speaker system is very loud and of good quality, but this is not the case. The only rating that you should look for in a speaker is the RMS rating, which gives the accurate power output of the speaker.
RMS vs PMPO Rating of a Speaker
Here is the main difference between RMS and PMPO power rating for a speaker.
RMS is Root Mean Square value which is a mathematical value of the power wattage of an amplifier or speaker handling. It is accurate measure of a speaker’s output measured over time rather than for few microseconds.
PMPO or Peak Music Power Output is an instantaneous value of an amplifier output and is around four times more than the RMS value which is a continuous value. PMPO is the ability of the amplifier to deliver a large amount of power only for a fraction of time which can be in microseconds or lesser than that. PMPO is generally used as marketing ploy by cheap companies to sell their product in the market and it works, as people do not have any knowledge about the RMS rating of a speaker.
So, always look for the RMS rating before making a purchase. For use in homes and computers go for speakers having total RMS value (RMS of satellite speakers + RMS of sub-woofer) more than 50 and if you want a considerably loud speaker system then it should have RMS over 200 or 300.
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Sir ,
I want to buy a 5.1 speaker system….kindly suggest me good speaker around 5000…
In your budget i would recommend Creative Inspire T6300.
Sir how aboutF&D F3000U 5.1 Multimedia Home TheatreSpeaker and Philips SPA6600 5.1 Multimedia Speaker System….iis any one of them better…or creative is best..
both are also nice and you can choose any one from the three speakers.
I want a good bass is f & d is better or philips??
then go for F&D F3000U 5.1. It has better bass and loudness as compared to philips one.
Sir r u sure about f&d there is no display no fm in this speaker and it is made up of plastic philips is of wood…….??? Plz held
For loudness f&d is relatively better but for full package philips is a steal
one last question sir…….
is there a great comparable or little diffrance between these two speaker on comparing to their sound output and power delivered by them..???
Not a great difference. For all round performance and features i suggest you to for the philips one.
Sir currently I have a I ball booster 5.1 speaker since 4 year…it is frqently getting damaged….it is due to circuit board….it wil cost around 1.5k to 2k to replace it through I ball service center….Its sound out put is not upto the mark acording to me….is philps has better sound out put than this??? or should I repair it???
There is no comparison between iBall and Philips. Philips is miles ahead in quality and performance. I would say leave iBall alone and get Philips.
Ok sir as u say thanks for ur aassistance. …
Sir am confused between f&d 3800x and Philips spa 7000b volcano plz suggest which is better they are 6000rs….
I suggest you to go with Philips spa 7000b volcano because they are louder and has better support all over India.
Thanks but whose base is better f&d or Philips..
really can’t say as both of them have equally good bass.
Sir, i am confused between F&D t 60 and Philips SPA 9080b floor standing speakers.
I heard floor standing speakers are better than wall mounted.
Please help me out
There is no such thing as floor standing speakers are better than wall mounted.
Dear Akshat,
Need your expert suggestions please….
I am looking to buy a home speaker system, preferably a bluetooth one, in the range of around 20 to 25 thousand having a decent RMS. Along with a good bass I would want to have the clarity of the musical instruments as well in the output at low volumes. I like my music that way. Thanks. Capt Ashok kumar, Lucknow
I suggest Sony sa-d40 c e12 4.1 channel multimedia speakers. They have RMS of 80W and are cheaper too (at 8K).