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Hey guys. A little backround for ya. I have an alpine cda-9811 headunit hooked to four 5x7 40w rms eclipse speakers. The factory amplifier is already bypassed. i believe the model number on the speakers is se8572. i'm looking for a little more bass from them because when i turn up the bass, the sound quality isn't there at all, plus everything vibrates. would it be worth it for me to hook up an amplifier to the speakers? i have a pioneer gm-x722 amplifier lying around and also a legacy 4 channel 400w amp. I'm asking because the headunit is already 50wx4, and the speakers are 40w rms? should i do it or not? would it improve the sound quality or bass at all? thanks...sorry for the lengthiness
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I'm not sure if it will provide better clarity for your speakers but if you decide to hook up a seperate amp to your your speakers, use a 4-channel amp (for obvious reasons.) I have 75x4 watt HU and my speakers sound pretty good w/ just that. Maybe just try it out (installing amp) and see if it sounds better or not.
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You guys need to stop measuring by PEAK WATTAGE!! your 9811 pushes 23w x 4 which isn't too shabby. but stop teasing yourself by thinking its 50w x4
Originally posted by Kerry2Kool4U:
I have 75x4 watt HU and my speakers sound pretty good w/ just that.
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What HU advertises 75x4? theres the panasonic CQ-C9801U which claims to be 70w x 4 peak. But the real kick in the balls is its only 31w x4 RMS
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so you're saying yes to try amping the speakers and see if i like the sound?
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I think it's a JVC. I read somewhere that they have some new internal amp in their '05 and newer headunits.
My opinion is to deaden the doors. That will add some mid-bass, and hopefully get rid of those pesky rattles. Perhaps do this at the same time as running the wire for the new amp.
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Originally posted by Kerry2Kool4U:
if you decide to hook up a seperate amp to your your speakers, use a 4-channel amp (for obvious reasons.)
What are those obvious reasons? It is quite possible to run 4 speakers on a 2 channel amp, the only loss being the fade capabilities. 2 channel amps usually are cheaper
but go with what you know
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thanks for actually answering one of my questions. but how do i go about deadening the doors? by adding some sound proofing material? and where?
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I would say amp the speakers. You never know if in the future you might upgrade to even better speakers.
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all right. i think i'll try it. thanks for your help guys. but what about deadening the doors?
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