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<blockquote data-quote="jujumantb" data-source="post: 822002" data-attributes="member: 555241">Couple of suggestions...- Your front mids *should* be aimed, I&#039;m assuming they are currently firing into the windshied.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen this pulled off a few times though, I would go for it and if it sounds bad, then go about fabricating some kick pods, kick panels, or angled baffle type things- 100watts is a good number for fronts, I run a 130x2 amp, but they probably see less than 100 and get louder than is necessary.- As long as your deck has a preout (it should), it will be fine.- You definitely dont need to externally amp the rears, your deck will power them fine, the goal for most people who run rears in a &quot;real&quot; system is to provide a little ambience effect, but not pull the soundstage backward.&nbsp; They shouldnt be seeing more than 20 watts anyways to accomplish this.- For a sub, I&#039;ve found a decent 10&quot; sealed to provide plenty of bass for a flat tuned system.&nbsp; A 12&quot; sealed will be similar, but I&#039;ve found them to overexagerrate the lowend if untuned, atleast in my full sized car with the cabin gain.&nbsp; So basically if you want flat, look for a 10&quot; or 12&quot; that takes around/atleast 300watts RMS and cost around $100.&nbsp; Though that seems pretty general, that is usually a good indicator that it is a decent sub.&nbsp; My personal recommendation would be an Alpine Type R, great sub.- For an amp, your suggestion of a 4 channel amp would be perfect for your setup.&nbsp; Just make sure your sub is either SVC 4ohm or DVC 2 ohm so you can bridge it to the amp @ 4ohm and have no overheating problems.&nbsp; 4 channel amps tend to get really expensive with anything over like 60-75wattsx4, but a 75x4 would be fine for a clean and loud system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jujumantb, post: 822002, member: 555241"] Couple of suggestions... - Your front mids *should* be aimed, I'm assuming they are currently firing into the windshied. I've seen this pulled off a few times though, I would go for it and if it sounds bad, then go about fabricating some kick pods, kick panels, or angled baffle type things - 100watts is a good number for fronts, I run a 130x2 amp, but they probably see less than 100 and get louder than is necessary. - As long as your deck has a preout (it should), it will be fine. - You definitely dont need to externally amp the rears, your deck will power them fine, the goal for most people who run rears in a "real" system is to provide a little ambience effect, but not pull the soundstage backward. They shouldnt be seeing more than 20 watts anyways to accomplish this. - For a sub, I've found a decent 10" sealed to provide plenty of bass for a flat tuned system. A 12" sealed will be similar, but I've found them to overexagerrate the lowend if untuned, atleast in my full sized car with the cabin gain. So basically if you want flat, look for a 10" or 12" that takes around/atleast 300watts RMS and cost around $100. Though that seems pretty general, that is usually a good indicator that it is a decent sub. My personal recommendation would be an Alpine Type R, great sub. - For an amp, your suggestion of a 4 channel amp would be perfect for your setup. Just make sure your sub is either SVC 4ohm or DVC 2 ohm so you can bridge it to the amp @ 4ohm and have no overheating problems. 4 channel amps tend to get really expensive with anything over like 60-75wattsx4, but a 75x4 would be fine for a clean and loud system. [/QUOTE]

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