Help deciding wich speakers?

[faive]

I am planning to buy a brand new Nakamichi CD-400 head unit. I have heard a lot of good things about the MB Quart speakers. I am thinking about the MB components PSD213 for the front and for the rear MB Quart RKC 113.

I don´t like much the idea of buying an amplifier because of the extra money and because it will add more hiss/sound, in my experience.

I have also heard that Infinity speakers (I don´t know exactly wich model) are great speakers (with high sensitivity) that perform well off the head unit amplifier. The Nak, I think it is 47 watts.

I have these questions?

a) Do you think does MB Quart will ran well without the amplifier?

b) If they don´t, what would you choose: running the MB Quart with an amplifier or buying some Infinitys and running them without an amplifier?

c) Do you think Lightning Audio makes good amplifiers? I wouldn´t want to spend a lot?

What I am looking for is GREAT SQ. Also I don´t like hiss and any other "strange" sounds you get when you have an amplifier.

For great SQ what would you suggest? Thank you a lot.

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[Aurorav8 10+ year member]

You shouldn't get any "hissing", or any other noise for that matter if it's all installed correctly.

Check the mounting depth where you'll be mounting the MB Quarts if that's the speaker you decide to go with. I know that most MB Quarts are real deep and don't fit alot of applications...

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

MB's are by far better than Infinity's. I have not heard the PSD models, but I can say the RKC and the RSB sound awsome. I was pushing my 4" RKC and my 5.25" RSB with the punch 800a4, 100w to each, crisp and clear. I'm sure you will be happy with them running of your HU as well. I would suggest getting all RKC's if you planning on showing you system. The x-overs look nice and are in plexi. I don't think the PSD's are.

An amp should not hiss, if fact it should make things sound better.