This speaker is rated at 250 watts RMS PER speaker not per pair. Its a loud speaker and sounds good. It handles the mid range very well. Its more like a full range speaker I would say. It won't give you the highest of highs, or the lowest of lows, but it will cover a wide spectrum much louder than a coaxial. the only issue I have with it is that it wouldn't fit in my car. so I had to create a new door enclosure for it.