alpine f345 with focal 165v2 and 130CV1

[ipaqman 10+ year member]

hey all,

I am in the process of upgrading my system and wanted to know if the alpine f345 amp had enough power to be used with my focal 165v2 component speakers and my focal 130CV1 rear speakers? I already have a seperate amp for my subs (alpine m1005) so the alpine f345 would only need to power my front and rear speakers.

Also... I am using the new alpine 9857 head unit.

Let me know what you think.

ipaqman

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[Crown_amps]

ya it will work fine its a 4 channel amp so ya it will be fine

nice amp it should be mint

 

[ipaqman 10+ year member]

will there be enough power or should i replace the amp.

 

[Ingleside 10+ year member]

it should be fine.

i have the same amp and it's birth sheet rated it at 103wRMS per channel.

 

[ipaqman 10+ year member]

what speakers are you powering from ur f345?

 

[Ingleside 10+ year member]

i have a set of mb quart q series hooked up to it.

1/2 to the tweeters and 3/4 to the mids.

 

[ipaqman 10+ year member]

so u use the f345 just to power the MB Quarts. What about the rear.

 

[Ingleside 10+ year member]

nothing in back...

my system sounds alot better without rearfill speakers.

it doesnt throw the whole front soundstage off.

 

[ipaqman 10+ year member]

so u definately think the f345 will have plenty of power for both my focal components and focal rears.

thanks for your help.

 

[Ingleside 10+ year member]

well, its rated at 75w RMS x 4, but it should put out more than that.

i think your fronts are rated at 75w RMS so you are good on that.

like most decent speakers they could proabbly take more juice but im not too keen on how focalss are when you feed them extra juice.

 

[camry_tuner 10+ year member]

focals arent too happy with too much power. They do fine with rms power, i have the 165v2s, and wen i gave them more power than the rms, they got pretty harsh and i think i almost blew a mid.... haha, but every installation is different. amp is fine for those speakers, just set gains accordingly and u'll be golden

 

[roobz1 10+ year member]

Or you could upgrade and get one of these bad boys!!!

 

[ipaqman 10+ year member]

thanx guys... much appreciated

 

[Ingleside 10+ year member]

Or you could upgrade and get one of these bad boys!!!

**** thoes are sexy