Do I Need an Amp?
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Do I Need an Amp?
I will be getting four Pioneer TS-A6885R four-way speakers. I currently have a Bazooka Bass Tube installed and an aftermarket stereo with 17 watts RMS of power. The speakers need 5-60 watts of RMS power. Do I need an amp? If so, how big? Also, my stereo has six Preamp outputs, two of which I am using for my subwoofer. The others are labeled Front and Rear outputs, so what would I use to for the amp?
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i used the front. connected to a amp, for my door speakers, the rear, connected to another amp, for two 6" X 9" behind my seat and my sub out, connected to yet another amp, for my two 8" subs. but yes a amp would make a difference. so if all your going to run is your sub and door speakers then the sub out and the front out.
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Do you need an Amp? No…
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I will assume you are placing (1) pair of the speakers in the front doors & the other pair in the rear. If this is the case then I would look at a 4-channel Amp with front & rear pre-amp inputs. Connect the Front & Rear outputs from your receiver to the input on the amp; this will allow you to still use the fade control from front to rear. <o></o>
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How big of an amp? This is a budget, brand, power question -(there are a billion answers – kind of a Pandora’s Box) but you should be able to purchase something in the 45w RMS per channel range fairly inexpensively. <o></o>
Just remember with an amp comes the added cost of an amp install kit (power / ground wire, fusing, RCA inner-connects, speaker cable, etc)
Will an Amp help? Absolutely<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
fficeffice" /><o></o>It really comes down to what you are looking for / expecting & of course budget, so to clarify some of your questions.<o
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> </o>I will assume you are placing (1) pair of the speakers in the front doors & the other pair in the rear. If this is the case then I would look at a 4-channel Amp with front & rear pre-amp inputs. Connect the Front & Rear outputs from your receiver to the input on the amp; this will allow you to still use the fade control from front to rear. <o
></o><o
> </o>How big of an amp? This is a budget, brand, power question -(there are a billion answers – kind of a Pandora’s Box) but you should be able to purchase something in the 45w RMS per channel range fairly inexpensively. <o
></o>Just remember with an amp comes the added cost of an amp install kit (power / ground wire, fusing, RCA inner-connects, speaker cable, etc)
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