is this going to be a bad combo? :/

[bum 10+ year member]

i have a CDT Audio 10" in a box in the back of my car... apparently my amp is too powerful (had to turn it down all the way) for it so it doesn't sound that great..

but my real problem is this: i have CDT CL-61 components in front, and stock in the back (99 ford explorer xlt)... but i bought a pair of CL-6X's 5.25" for the back without realizing the back speakers are 6x9s...

i could switch the 6x's for 6x9 alpine type s 3-ways but they're only 50wrms compared to the 80w (or 90w?) rms cl-61s in front so i couldn't use a 4ch..

i have a two options

(1) run the front stage with a 2ch amp and the alpines off the deck. deck can give each alpine 22wrms or so.

(2) same as above, except sell the cl-6x's and leave the stock speakers in and power them with the deck.

for the first option, will i have any conflicts with the sub and the powerful bass the type s alpines supposedly give?

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[spudracer326 10+ year member]

even thoguh im trying to trade wit ya id just not worry about rear ill and just focus efforts on a solid front stage...

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

i have a CDT Audio 10" in a box in the back of my car... apparently my amp is too powerful (had to turn it down all the way) for it so it doesn't sound that great..

overhead is usually good for a speaker.... allows the speaker to play at its full potential. did you set the gains correctly?

 

[bum 10+ year member]

so i should just go with stock?

flakko-- are you talking about my 10" woofer? it pops when the amp isn't turned down.. maybe it's just the sub?

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

Look for plates that will allow you to mount the 5 1/4 in the 6X9 holes.

 

[spudracer326 10+ year member]

if you have to have rear fill keep the cdt's pf f the deck, but I would go with stocks, cause i hate rear fill

 

[bum 10+ year member]

so 2 ch. amp it is. will the stock speakers detract from overall SQ at all?