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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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can i run an amp to power my speakers? i just bought new kenwood speakers and headunit from crutchfield while they were on sale. the speakers are kenwood 6x8 3 ways and it says on there website there peak watts are 240 and the peak RMS is 2-80. without an amp how many watts will i have? heres a link to the speakers i bought
Kenwood KFC-C6893PS 6"x8" 3-way car speakers at Crutchfield.com
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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You didn't show your radio so I'll guess. My Kenwood unit has 18 watts RMS with a peak of 40 watts. I use a 75 x 4 amp for my speakers.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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opps forgot it again here
Kenwood KDC-MP345U CD receiver at Crutchfield.com
a 75 x4 will work for mine speakers too won't it, i was reading something on cruthfiled.com about its better to overpower the speakers a little than to underpower them
 
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