First off, I do not want to buy a standalone amplifier... I just want to use a head unit and speakers... so I need to know if the speakers will still sound good if the company recommends a higher RMS wattage than the head unit puts out... the head units I am looking at are all around 20-22 RMS watts...
I'm looking at getting a Pioneer DEH-1900MP head unit and one of the following setups for speakers:
Eclipse SE8235 in the dash
Eclipse SP5000 in the front doors
Eclipse SP6900 in the rear deck
OR...
Infinity Kappa 32.7cf in the dash
Infinity Kappa 52.7i in the front doors
Infinity Kappa 692.7i in the rear deck
OR...
Kicker KS35 in the dash
Kicker KS525 in the front doors
Kicker KS69 in the rear deck
also.......... how are Pioneer speakers?
thanks for taking the time to read this guys and girls
2007-09-14 13:48:34 · 8 answers · asked by Drew 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
well I'll put it this way... I just want to get better sound and a touch more volume then all the factory stuff... I don't want to blow doors off or have my trunk rumbling with bass... I just want an upgrade from factory without spending more than $300...
2007-09-14 14:07:45 · update #1
I don't care about having subwoofers either... the bass I'll get from the 6x9's will be fine for me... I listen to classic rock and blues anyways...
2007-09-14 14:08:51 · update #2
I love pioneer all of my stuff is pioneer
And to you
Albannach
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"A word of caution:
1. If your speakers are rated for more wattage than the output from your amp and you really crank up the volume you can blow the amp."
What Scott says, NO thats wrong, may be you are thinking of ohms, if the ohms on the speaker are lower than what the amp can handle you can do harm to your amp.
"2. If your speakers are rated for LESS wattage than the output from your amp and you really crank up the volume you can blow the speakers."
That is wrong to, as long as you are not clipping the speaker, you will be fine.
Why don't you tell some more myths and tell him he has to brake in the speaker before he turns them up.
2007-09-14 15:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by scott p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off, i suggest kicker for your speakers out of this list. second, about 99%of all head units all have the same 20-22 watts RMS rating, so good luck finding a HU with more than that RMS. I suggest an am if you really care about quality. if you absolutely cant have an amp, i suggest the brand TMA (Total Mobile Audio). They are a product of JL Audio and i demoed their 6.5" coaxials today (without being hooked up to an amp) to a customer, and they were amazing, and absolutely no distortion at all at loud volume. Those will run about 100 bucks for the pair. They also have a component set, which, as you can imagine, also sounds extremely good, and will be about 200 bucks for the pair.
good luck on your setup!
2007-09-14 13:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by yitzac1990 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to spend $2,000 to sound good. And with all the blogs, YouTube channels, and tutorials online, it doesnt make sense to pay someone to install it. It seems intimidating but I PROMISE you, you can do it yourself. Typically headunits and amps are the priciest. But they're key components. Speakers can be swapped out far easier (and cheaper) than an amp. A decent h.u. like clarion or pioneer will be 200ish. A solid amp will be $200 firm. But you can fine obscenely loud door speakers for $45-70 a pair. A solid sub will be $100-$300. And get a brand name wiring kit, you'll be happy you did; $100. So for about $600 your slammin'. Go to sites like Sonicelectronix and CarAudioDeals, they'll hook you up.
2016-05-19 22:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pioneers are great. I had a set of 10" subs once. RMS basically means an average wattage rating, so a little under will be fine; a lot under will result in a tinny, stiff sound...there's not enough juice to push the cone back and forth to create that deep good sound.
2007-09-14 13:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by pancakes & hyrup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A word of caution:
1. If your speakers are rated for more wattage than the output from your amp and you really crank up the volume you can blow the amp.
2. If your speakers are rated for LESS wattage than the output from your amp and you really crank up the volume you can blow the speakers.
Just a suggestion but you might try to match your speakers to the output of your amp.
2007-09-14 13:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
threes something I'd like to add....its kind of silly to ask others what speakers you'll like best...just go and listen to them. they are all great manufactures. just go to a local shop and compare...take some Cd's that you listen to and audition all the brands...when you like one, buy it...its that easy. Its kind of like asking "whats better, ford or Chevy" everybody has an opinion but the bottom line is that's its nothing more than personal taste.
2007-09-14 16:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by madcaprex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they will sound good with the infinitys but if you want it loud get kicker...if you want it really loud get kickers and amp...dude i have a 4 channel amp to my speakers and you wouldnt believe the sound eq and the loudness... i know you dont want to get an amp but maybe you will change your mind...
2007-09-14 13:58:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as the ohms of the speakers your replacing is the same it should not be a problem.
2007-09-18 13:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by T-Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋