I just bought a pioneer head unit for my truck and am planning on buying 4 pioneer TS-D6802R speakers plus an amp to power them. Problem is I've never ran an amplifier with door speakers. If anyone could point me to a good amplifier that won't break the bank, but will make these speakers shine please help. I also Have no idea what wires I'll need to use to hook them up to the amp, so if anybody knows a good wire kit for this that would be great as well. Thanks for any help fellas. Here are the speakers: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...TS-D6802R.html
Aside from an amp wiring kit. You'll need 16g (maybe 14g)? wire to wire from amp, to the door speakers. Any 4 channel amp will work. Depends what your cash limit is.
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So I'm just curious, do you think that amp will be to much for the speakers? Since there max rms is 60 and its 60 watts per speaker? Or am I just totally off on that. Either way I already ordered it.
You would have to be running the amp at 100% capacity. I think distortion would start at 3/4 head unit max volume even with the amp gain cranked wide open. I'd run it at lower amp gain levels the first day to break in the speakers. From Crutchfield.com "When using an external amplifier, you should pick an amp whose power rating is in the upper end of your speaker's power range. For example, if a speaker is rated to handle up to 35 watts of RMS power, it will perform closer to optimum as your power source approaches delivery of 35 watts. It's better to overpower a speaker than to under power it — the distortion caused when you push a low-powered amp or receiver to its limit is much more likely to harm a speaker than too much power."
Oh okay, that makes since. Now they just need to get here so I can quit pacing the floor. haha Thanks again Joe.
SOme sound damping in the doors will help with the SQ too. I didnt think it would, but i helped my buddy do his car, and it made a nice difference.