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<blockquote data-quote="no_vendetas" data-source="post: 399985" data-attributes="member: 552783"><p>No prob wit my HU. Kenwood Exelon X969 is what is in the car now.</p><p></p><p>But im Still using stock speakers.<img src="http://www.excessivesounds.com/upload/sql/eek.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> This is what i plan to do. In my front doors I am gonna run Pioneer TS A1680R 4 way 6 1/2 drivers. They run <span style="color: black"><strong>2-50w</strong></span> rms and peak is 220w. For the back im gonna run Pioneer TS A6980R 4 way 6X9's</p><p></p><p>They run <strong>2-80w</strong> rms and 350w peak. OK, now for the queston. I am gonna amp these drivers with a 4 channel amp but do I buy my amp to come as close to the max (not the peak rating) rms of the 6 1/2's since they are the lower wattage drivers or what? How big of an amp do i need to have? I understand that a XXw 4 channel amp has to divide that total wattage between 4 channels so Im not sure on how big of an amp to even look for let alone the brand.... but im thinking alpine. <span style="color: black"><strong>AS ALWAYS</strong></span> <img src="http://members.shaw.ca/xsap/smiley_pijp.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/xsap/smiley_pijp.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I forgot the speakers will be wired at 4 ohms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="no_vendetas, post: 399985, member: 552783"] No prob wit my HU. Kenwood Exelon X969 is what is in the car now. But im Still using stock speakers.[IMG]http://www.excessivesounds.com/upload/sql/eek.gif[/IMG] This is what i plan to do. In my front doors I am gonna run Pioneer TS A1680R 4 way 6 1/2 drivers. They run [COLOR=black][B]2-50w[/B][/COLOR] rms and peak is 220w. For the back im gonna run Pioneer TS A6980R 4 way 6X9's They run [B]2-80w[/B] rms and 350w peak. OK, now for the queston. I am gonna amp these drivers with a 4 channel amp but do I buy my amp to come as close to the max (not the peak rating) rms of the 6 1/2's since they are the lower wattage drivers or what? How big of an amp do i need to have? I understand that a XXw 4 channel amp has to divide that total wattage between 4 channels so Im not sure on how big of an amp to even look for let alone the brand.... but im thinking alpine. [COLOR=black][B]AS ALWAYS[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=black] [/COLOR][IMG]http://members.shaw.ca/xsap/smiley_pijp.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://members.shaw.ca/xsap/smiley_pijp.gif[/IMG] I forgot the speakers will be wired at 4 ohms. [/QUOTE]
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