Do these 6x9s need an amp or is the HU enough?

[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Hey,

I have a pair of Pioneer TS-A6962 in my car, I know they arent that good but it was a gift. I currently have them running off my HU (CDA-9883) Which I believe puts out like 18W RMS or something like that. The 6x9s can take 40W RMS. If I were to run a small amp to them would it sound a lot better? Is it worth it?

I also have an older pair of Pioneer 6.5s similiar to these in the front that are also running off the HU, they could probably go to the amp aswell.

Will I hear a big difference between the 18W RMS from my HU and the 40 or so I would need from an amp?

Thanks

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[Nevalite 10+ year member]

Maybe running something like a KickerZX 200.4, 35W@4Ohm x 4, I could send one channel to each speaker.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

An external amp is always the best option since you lower the distortion levels up to max RMS output unlike about 95% of HU's. But, HU power will do the job for those if you don't have a habit of turning up your HU past about 75-80% of max volume.

 

[916Kev 10+ year member]

Amp em up, see how they sound..