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Old 12-06-2009, 01:28 PM
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I was gonna amp my stock speakers until i can afford new speakers, the amp would put out 75rms at 2 ohms and 50 rms at 4 ohms to all 4, do you guys think thats a good or bad idea? what wattage are stockers and what ohms? thanks
 
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Stock speakers are 2 ohms. Wattage is between 15-20 watts.
 
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so i probably shouldnt amp them then? haha i was gonna get kickers for all the speakers instead
 
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What were your plans for the car's sound system?
 
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you will blow them very fast. most car audio is 4 ohm and 15 -20 watts
 
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i was thinking alpine mrp-f300 with some kicker components, the black and yellow ones, my computers being stupid so i cant open the link right now
 
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That's a good combo! Are you going to add a head unit, or keep the stock radio?
 
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You can go ahead and amp the stock speakers if you want. Just keep the gain set pretty low on the amp to the point where you don't hear any distortion from the speakers and it won't hurt a thing.

I'd say go for component speakers up front instead of coaxials. They'll sound significantly better.
 
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X2 on the components speakers and gain control on the amp. Components can get pretty expensive depending on the brand and where you buy them from, and I don't know your budget, but components will give more sound control up front. Also, the current wiring should be able to handle the amp/speakers just fine so you won't need to rewire the speakers. If you're going to use the stock HU, get the adapter like this one:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...AC+SNI-35.html
and you'll be fine.

I really don't like to give too much advice regarding sound equipment since there seems to be a wide range of opinions on that matter but whatever you decide to do remember that in the end it's your car and your money, and your listening taste!
 

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