HELP! Need to decide what to do on an upgrade...

[grantrobarts]

I have a 1999 Toyota 4Runner that I am upgrading the stereo on. I currently have an Alpine CDA-9827 in there. I just bought new 6 1/2" and 4" Pioneer speakers for the doors, and a 300W Pionner 4-channel amp. I was planning on just amping the door speakers and forget the sub, but I was wondering if 300W is going to push enough to the 4 speakers anyway?

Here are the exact products:

6 1/2" : http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4075_38291,00.html

4" : http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4085_64850173,00.html

AMP : http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_4055_77659852,00.html

Would I be better off keeping the door speakers powered off only the head unit, then put something like a 10" sub in the back and amp that?

Any tips would be great. Thanks!

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[Deamonicus3 10+ year member]

I'm still a newbie but have asked questions like this in the past. The response I usually get is to amp up the front speakers, run the back speakers off the head unit and then add a small sub for the rear. You should be able to bridge 2 channels off your amp to power the sub. I forgot to ask what the rms wattage is. If it is pretty low you probably will not be able to power a sub. In that case just power all for speakers with the amp. You may have to fade to the front so your back are not too loud.

 

[RattlinStratus 10+ year member]

Seriously your HU could power both of those. The Pioneer amp could easily push those speakers. I would seriously upgrade to Infinitys, they are just as inexpensive and will sound a ton better and handle twice the wattage. I would not bother amping a sub with your current amp, you will regret it and then upgrade later anyways.

If you want to keep your speakers just power them with the HU, I had the 9825 Alpine and I ran my 6.5s off it for a while and they sounded descent. Go to Circuit City or Best Buy and get the 10 dollar crossovers and wire those to the + wire of each of your

speaker. Your amp will not power any half descent sub.

I would personally get rid of your pioneer stuff, I had it, and there is a lot better.

4" Infinity speakers

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14938&item=5726353042&rd=1

6.5 Infinity Speakers (could sell you mine)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58025&item=5726207579&rd=1

and get a profile 4 channel amp or run those off your H/U (9827)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4950&item=5725722628&rd=1

Then a profile mono amp

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18797&item=5726133600&rd=1

to a Infinity 10"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3291&item=5726353041&rd=1

 

[H4cK 10+ year member]

I'm still a newbie but have asked questions like this in the past. The response I usually get is to amp up the front speakers, run the back speakers off the head unit and then add a small sub for the rear. You should be able to bridge 2 channels off your amp to power the sub.....

If he is gonna use the 4" for the front, wouldnt it make more sense to run those off the HU? I dont think those speakers really need that amp, they should play decently off the HU. Save your money for a good amp and woofer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[grantrobarts]

The 4" are in the back, and the 6.5" are in the front.

Decisions decisions decisions!