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Kyle
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5/11/2006
04:01:47
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I have a 92 dak w/ 6x8 260 Watts Max. Power,6x9 250 Watts Max. Power in the back and 5.25" 180 Watts max. power in the front and if i turn my radio up sorta loud my cd player goes into safe mode or whatever and i was told an amp would solve my problem but i dont know what size amp would be best. no subs are involved just speakers. I was told a 600w 4-channel amp. What do you suggest?? Thanks in advance for the help
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Fuzzball
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5/11/2006
05:08:17
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Max power doesn't mean anything, you need the RMS ratings.
Wait a minute, you have 6 speakers hooked up? That is likely your problem. What head unit (cd player) are you using? Does it have 6 speaker outputs or are you running 2 speakers off of a single output?
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Kyle
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5/11/2006
13:17:30
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i was running the 6x9's and the 6x8's off of the rear....it didnt screw up until i turned up the volume loud. anyways, I cant find anything about RMS so I am going to give you links to my head unit and speaker specs from pioneers website to see if you can find on there what you need to know to give me advice. Just an FYI everything is pioneer.
Head Unit- http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4041_64485116_tab=B,00.html?compName=PNA_ProductDetailComponent
6x9's-
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4069_35261,00.html?olderModel=Y
6x8's-
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4067_191756451,00.html
5.25's-
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4067_35030,00.html
Hopefully this will help...Thanks for helping me, I am kinda new to this kind of thing.
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Fuzzball
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5/11/2006
14:05:57
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The 6x9's are 40W RMS @ 4 ohms (nominal)
the 6x8's are 60W rms @ 4 ohms
the 5.25's are 40w rms @ 4 ohms
By paralleling two 4 ohm speakers you lower the impedance to 2 ohms, the HU cannot handle that at high volume and will overheat.
So, yeah, an amp will help your problem, you'll have to decide which speakers you don't want on the amp and run them from the HU. I would run the front components and the rear 6x8's off the amp and get a 60 - 75 watt RMS per channel amp.
Ohms are just as important as Watts, so make sure it's 60 - 75 watts at 4 OHMS.
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Kyle
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5/11/2006
14:18:04
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So what size of an amp do you recommend? I would like to stick with pioneer. I was thinking about 600W but what do you think?
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Fuzzball
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5/11/2006
14:34:18
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This one will work for you. I think it's a little cheezy that Pioneer still lists their amps by MAX power but when it comes to the majority of people, bigger numbers means selling more products.
This amp will give you 60W RMS X 4 at 4 Ohms.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_183982242_291568903_tab=B,00.html?compName=PNA_ProductDetailComponent
That will also give you more options, like you could run the fronts off the amp front, and bridge the rear channels to give you 150 Watts for a single sub, then run the rears - 2 or 4 of them off the HU.
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Kyle
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5/11/2006
14:48:42
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Thanks for the help. I will be on the prowl for one of those amps. Thanks again for the help.
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