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<blockquote data-quote="pcoff61" data-source="post: 4146421" data-attributes="member: 586715">I have a Van w 6 - 6x8 speakers....I replaced the front with Alpine R 5.25 components... &amp;amp; replaced the rest with new 6x8s ...I replaced the head with a 7897... It&#039;s better, but still not great... I haven&#039;t added a sub yet, but will soon because the bass is making the rear speakers sound like mush ...I haven&#039;t tried to tweak the EQ yet because I&#039;m wondering a couple things....do bass blockers work or are they a gimmicky fix?... is a 5 channel amp an OK option or could I keep the 7897 powering everything but the sub &amp;amp; get a simple amp for the sub? I listen to old stuff mainly like Steely Dan...etc..so I don&#039;t need killer bass just decent base with everything else just tightened up...I just want it to sound as good as I remember it did &amp;amp; as good as it does still on vinyl...any clues would be great...Thanks, clueless Pete</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pcoff61, post: 4146421, member: 586715"] I have a Van w 6 - 6x8 speakers....I replaced the front with Alpine R 5.25 components... & replaced the rest with new 6x8s ...I replaced the head with a 7897... It's better, but still not great... I haven't added a sub yet, but will soon because the bass is making the rear speakers sound like mush ...I haven't tried to tweak the EQ yet because I'm wondering a couple things....do bass blockers work or are they a gimmicky fix?... is a 5 channel amp an OK option or could I keep the 7897 powering everything but the sub & get a simple amp for the sub? I listen to old stuff mainly like Steely Dan...etc..so I don't need killer bass just decent base with everything else just tightened up...I just want it to sound as good as I remember it did & as good as it does still on vinyl...any clues would be great... Thanks, clueless Pete [/QUOTE]

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