Originally Posted by
Spastik_Roach
I've heard an amp improves the quality so I thought I'd buy one. Dunno if its thats true or not but meh...
Umm I'm just getting round entry levelish 6x9's for the back and some similar 4 or 6 inch speakers for the front.
Car audio 101
1. Get an amp if you can.
2. Look for RMS outputs for Watts not the advertised max power/peak power etc.
3. A 50 watt head unit will most likely put out half that RMS. It will be enough to power the speakers but more power is better. Not for loudness as such but for an undistorted sound.
4. It is safer to power speakers with low power handing with a high powered amp than it is to drive a lower powered amp into clipping speakers with high power handling ratings. I.e. drive speakers rated at 50watts with a 100 RMS amp is better than driving 200 watt rated speakers with the output of a head unit into clipping.
5. Buy known brands however understand almost everything will be made in China!
6. Contrary to item 5 check out JayCar for cheap but good quality speakers, amps, cabling etc. You can trust everything from that my store (car audio) in my opinion and I don’t work there.
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Egg Nogg 02-04-2005, 05:07 AM