Can someone please explain the excessive tweeter wattage in car audio?

[Jdunk54nl]

10 dB is a factor of 10x.
13 dB is a factor of 20x
14 dB is a bit more...

0.6W RMS, with a crest factor of 14 dB is about 20x 0.6W... or 12W.

unless one were to band limit the measurements and run the music through it to noodle out the power, then I would stick to at least 10W on the tweeters, and 20/25W would be a bit safer for headroom (IMO). One could move from opinion to fact with some math and bandpassing whatever representative music they want in a 4K-22k range.

ya, apparently math was not my friend this morning pre coffee. 5 doublings of power, not just 5x. So 0.6w to 1.2w to 2.4w to 4.8w to 9.6w to 19.2w.

still, that requires you to listen at your stereos max volume and running 1200w through your subs. That is LOUD!

[dobslob]

I have a few hundred watts on my tweeters because I wanted my amplifiers to match...