System Suggetions

ok what kind of bass did you listen to?? Loud boom boom or light crisp not to loud sound quality bass??

Also it is possible to run an entire system off of 2 channels...ask Viking and other old people here lol

 

RMS means the continuous power output.

what you said about the amps is spot on.2ch for 2 speakers.4ch for 4 speakers.

just what about the sub is not for you?you dont have to crank the hell out of it you know.set the gain so the bass blends in with the music.

 

Well you were talking to the wrong guy...he was a SALESMAN.

His only job was to sell you something...Most sales people don't know jack about car audio. They just read off of the product labels and tell you what they think (BUY IT!!!)

Did you go to an actual audio shop or Best Buy or Circuit City

 

well an 8 in a small box should do the trick.with maybe 100 watts or less.

hell i cant think of any amp that is less than 100 for a sub.

 

Ok, you want clean basic sound, not alot of boom boom, Sound quality is your primary concern with loudness secondary. Look into a nice set of 2 way componenets for the front end, and a simple set of coaxials for the rear. Run these on either a 2 or 4 channel amp. A 2 channel amp will run all 4 speakers just fine, but you will not have front to rear fade control, a 4 channel amp will give you the fade control. Later on if you decide to add a small sub, it can be easily integrated into the existing system with no amplifier upgrades, it would run off the same amp as the highs, done this countless times and the result is always good...

 

he means the the rear channels can be wired to run the sub

 

OK ROB, i think we are on common ground!

Lets just go with a 4 channel amp here, will give you the most options for future upgrades, trust me, i have done this a "few" times.


Look for an amp in the range of 40 to 150 watts per channel. anything in that range will give you a very nice sytem. the more power the better of course. (more power means better dynamic range at lower volumes and easier to make it loud when you want it.)..........speaker wise, dont look at power handling too much, it aint that important. Most all speakers will handle 100 watts all day every day, as long a its clean power that is unclipped (distortion free) the speakers will take it in stride and do fine.



As far as runing wires, well...this is more technical and a little more dificult to convey on this site. i would just tie into the original witng in the dash for the speakers, and run the wire to the location of the amp. all 4 speaker wires that is....


Power wire is not too bad. not is the rest of it.....if you get an amp and speakers, let us know, we can talk you through it....thats why we are here!

 

now lets say in the future you want a sub.you may want to consider a 5ch amp.that way you can power your 4 speakers and the sub.

 

the memphis belle comes to mind. dun dun dun!!!!

 

If your not interested in a sub right now, dont worry about a 5 channel amp. A 4 channel will do fine for now really. The, if you do decide to add a sub, you can run all 4 of your highs on the front 2 channels and the sub on the rear 2 channels, you will lose fade control, but not lose any power. And besides, if you want the rear speakers to be a little quiter, an attenuation circuit is easy to add to quiet them down.

 

This one here would make one helluva nice amp...dont know the price of it, but would kick some ass!

http://www.soundstream.com/amplifiers-tarantula.htm


It appears to be based on the older reference series in looks, but the circuit topology has changed, not a bad thing, just different.

Just a suggestion.....Soundstream has been around longer than most companies out there....and they make a fine product. heck, cruise the SS site, lots of NICE stuff in there!

 

ok yes the 4 ch will do.

ebay is loaded with soundstreams.a 4 ch can run you around 250ish.

did you ever mention how much you want to spend on an amp?