Amp for boston SL80s

[Super Pickle 10+ year member]

Just picked up a set of boston sl80's for an 04 explorer, and am wondering what kind of amp you guys would recommend me running? My doors are deadened, and i also have a 12" re sx off off an AQ1200 and a kenwood x792 headunit.

Any recommendations for under... say $200?

was looking at the kicker 150.2....

Also... how will amping my front speakers affect my rears? I have the stock ones in and was planning on running them off of HU power because i just dont think i would like the way it would sound without rears.... does it sound the same as have the fader all of the way to the front? Cause i really dont like how that sounds...

Would it be wise to just grab a decent set of 5x7's to run off of HU power for rear fill?

Thanks

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[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

hifonics amps are a great buy i have 2 sets of those sl80s in my widstar running off a hifonics and they are awesome.

if you want a great price lemme know i am a hifonics wholesaler.

 

[HCCA 10+ year member]

5x7's for rear fill off the head unit should be fine...if they are good sounding speakers.

As for amps, you have Boston Speakers, why not boston amps?

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

boston amps are really nice but are horrendously priced the retail on those speakers is 299 dude.

a boston amp to run them would run @ about 250+ for the gt22 which is bostons recommended amp for them

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17709 199 shipped full warranty from mbquart.

that is a higher end sq amp from MBQuart that is conservatively rated @ 50x 2 and will run those bostons sweet. it is the higher end counterpart to the hifonics amp i am running on my sl80's.

i can get you the 280 (80 x 2) for 150 shipped