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Old 21-09-2008, 12:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i recently bought a sony xplode 52x4 head unit and also i bought a set of pioneer 130 watt door speakers it sounds ok but has the head unit got the power to run another set of door speakers ?? can you help ?? will i have to buy an amp? let us know cheerz.
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Old 21-09-2008, 01:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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yes its a 4 channel internal amp. 2 for the front and 2 for the rear.
your head unit can only supply a max of 52w on each channel so theres no chance of over running the speakers. however if you turn up the volume you will start to get clipping where the internal amp cant provide enough power,
for most applications you wont need an external amp unless your wanting to run some decent 6x9s or a sub.
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Old 21-09-2008, 05:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I agree with pgarner, if you have some speakers/subs other than small, standard car ones you will need to get an amp to power them for the head unit just cannot give the kind of power for them to run properly.
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Old 23-09-2008, 06:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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but the 1 set of 130 watts will work ok yeh? bloody hope so ive them runin now
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Old 23-09-2008, 06:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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but the 1 set of 130 watts will work ok yeh? bloody hope so ive them runin now
can u sugest a reasonably good amp 2 power a set of 6x9's and maybe a sub in the future is it also better 2 connect the door speakers staight 2 the amp or is the head sufficent? because i live in spain theres alot smaller range 2 choose from bloody spains crap 4 stuuf like that
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Old 23-09-2008, 09:17 PM   #6 (permalink)
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what sort of money are you thinking of spending, would give a good range then, also what power are you needing?

4 channel 500 watt??

2 channel 250 watt
or 4 channel 250??
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Old 24-09-2008, 04:39 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Just like everything else you buy, quality = a pretty price. A good reliable amp will be expensive but if you just want a few extra watts then go with a cheap one. When you start building them for quality, you are going to have to pay a bit more for them.
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Old 24-09-2008, 08:56 AM   #8 (permalink)
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IF your going to be going very loud then connect the door speakers to the Amp, your head unit gives enough for main driving.
i like my alpine amps, i paid £100 (E150)for a 2 channel vibe to run my 4 6x9 and it could handle them not bad (started to clip at the top end when i was setting them up as the amp wasnt powerful enough)
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Old 24-09-2008, 08:58 AM   #9 (permalink)
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um... was that meant pgarner??

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he was just making sure he got his point across!
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Ok thought i had duplicate the post didnt relise that i had done it 3 times
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Old 24-09-2008, 09:49 AM   #12 (permalink)
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lol.... happerns to us all... an me bout 5 mins ago with pm's lol...


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7 i think it was steve all the exact same
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my set up so far is.......head unit to a cross-over in each front door which powers a mid (door speaker) and a tweater in each door. the same again in there rear doors, then i have my alpine 3000 watt amp in the boot once again to a cross over, with 2 more 6 x 9's and 2 1500 watt s type subs...and in an estate it sounds super
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well i probably want a nice set of 6x9 and a sub bt im not lookin 2 buy the best but i still want quality you know. I'll probable spend about lol well not really sure wot could i get 4 about 200 to 300 pound? quite a nice setup no? also i have a bit of a banger of a car lol and im quite sure all the panels and that are gona vibrate like mad can u suggest anything?(lol buy a new car) im in the process of making my astra look like a GSI cos im poor an cant afford a real one lol cheerz
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