Amp recommendation to power Morel front stage

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

Any recommended amp (make/model) to power either Morel Dotech Ovation / Morel Dotech MKII front component speaker?

Will also intend to add a 10in sub in a sealed box, eventually. Do I need a diff amp for the sub? I don't intend to run the rear spealers anymore.

The car is an 07 Subaru Impreza. I intend to get front doors & trunk sound deadened eventually.

I just want sound quality to improve vs the stock set-up. I have already changed the stock head unit to a Pioneer 2-DIN DVD unit.

I listen to mostly Rock, Lounge, some House.

Any reco on amp, speaker, etc. is most welcome. Noob to car audio.

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[2 Guard 10+ year member]

budget???????

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Bridge an Eclipse EA4100 for 250x2 at 4ohms

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

MOAR pictures of the girl in your avatar! jk

and the Arc Audio KS-300.2

http://www.woofersetc.com/p6861/KS-3002--ARC-Audio-2-Channel-700-Watt-Amplifier.htm

 

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

It's my first and last investment in car audio for this car, so i'm doing it piece by piece starting with component speakers & amp, followed by sound deadening, then the sub... so i guess i'm pretty flexible. Is $200 enough for an amp?

If I get a sub eventually, will i need another amp? Is it possible to just get 1 amp, and run both the Morel components and eventually the sub?

Apologies, i'm really a noob at car audio. Appreciate your advice and assistance.

 

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

MOAR pictures of the girl in your avatar! jk
and the Arc Audio KS-300.2

http://www.woofersetc.com/p6861/KS-3002--ARC-Audio-2-Channel-700-Watt-Amplifier.htm

What's MOAR?

 

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

Bridge an Eclipse EA4100 for 250x2 at 4ohms

I'm a mega-noob, so please bear with me. What do you mean by "bridge"?

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

What's MOAR?

Just a silly way of saying "more please now thank you"

In other words she looks good!

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I'm a mega-noob, so please bear with me. What do you mean by "bridge"?

In this case he means to take a 4 channel amplifier and make it a 2 channel amplifier

by bridging the amp to 2 channels. 2 channels amps can bridge to a 1 channel amp

to run subwoofer(s). This will increase the power output per channel and decrease

the number of available channels.

 

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

budget???????

hmmmm... like i said, i'm pretty flexible. for the amp & sub, just to put a realistic cap, i guess i'm willing spend anywhere between $300-500. I guess what i'm looking for is value-for-money quality equipment, that I will be satisfied with for the life of my car.

I don't ever intend to sell the car, and I also don't ever want to upgrade the car audio, once i've set it up. Which is why i'm pretty flexible on budget. I can add piece by piece, if in case my budget now does not fit for quality equipment.

 

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

In this case he means to take a 4 channel amplifier and make it a 2 channel amplifierby bridging the amp to 2 channels. 2 channels amps can bridge to a 1 channel amp

to run subwoofer(s). This will increase the power output per channel and decrease

the number of available channels.

Again, bear with my ignorance...

Does that mean, I can get a 4 channel amp to power the front speakers, then bridge 2 channels to eventually power a single sub?

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Again, bear with my ignorance...
Does that mean, I can get a 4 channel amp to power the front speakers, then bridge 2 channels to eventually power a single sub?

Yes. But not a lot of 4 channel amps put out the kind of power

I like on my subs when you bridge 2 of the channels. If you choose a very

efficient sub, it can be okay.

 

[agrogasboy 10+ year member]

Yes. But not a lot of 4 channel amps put out the kind of powerI like on my subs when you bridge 2 of the channels. If you choose a very

efficient sub, it can be okay.

Thanks for bearing with me. Is there any specific 4-channel amp that you can recommend, where i can power the front and eventually a sub?

I've been recommended the Alpine PX4 and the Arc KS 300.4. They're a bit pricey, but if they'll do the job well, I am willing to save up and invest.

 

[IA2 10+ year member]

Sundown SAX100.4

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Eclipse XA4000

4 x 125 at 4ohms

4 x 175 at 2ohms

2 x 125 at 4ohms and 1 x 350 at 4ohms.