Can someone help explain what type of amp I need?

[Gurileck 10+ year member]

I have up front a pair of 4" Power Rockford Fosgates, 40 W RMS. A pair of 6.5's - 100 W RMS and in the rear, a pair of 6x9s - 100 W RMS. So I need a four channel amp, correct? The thing I don't understand is won't it be 140W RMS on two channels and 100 W RMS on the other two?

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[flakko 5,000+ posts]

I have up front a pair of 4" Power Rockford Fosgates, 40 W RMS. A pair of 6.5's - 100 W RMS and in the rear, a pair of 6x9s - 100 W RMS. So I need a four channel amp, correct? The thing I don't understand is won't it be 140W RMS on two channels and 100 W RMS on the other two?

you will need 6 channels for all those speakers you will be running

2 chanels for the 4" 2 chanels for the 6.5 and 2 channel for the 6x9

 

[Gurileck 10+ year member]

So I need a 6-channel amp then? I kinda wanted to go with an RF amp for the sake of consistency and I don't think they make one

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

Then get 1 4ch and 1 2ch OR 3 2ch amps.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

i say 4-ch amp the 4 speakers closest to your ears and forget about the 'rears' since its only luxury for your rear seat passengers.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

i say 4-ch amp the 4 speakers closest to your ears and forget about the 'rears' since its only luxury for your rear seat passengers.

x2 fok those 6x9s //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

x2 fok those 6x9s //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

ewwwwwww

a bandaid!

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

I'll go one further and say keep the 4" and 6X9's on HU power and just amp the 6.5's.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Or run the 4 front speakers @ 2ohms. You will get the same power that way and be able to run all 6 speakers on a 4 channel amp.

So front 4 speakers ran @ 2ohms on channel 1 and 2, then the rear speakers ran @ 4ohms on channel 3 and 4.