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<blockquote data-quote="EdMuse" data-source="post: 1272123" data-attributes="member: 564149">Originally Posted by SirSykoGet a deck with the option of the internal amp to turn off. Mine does this.True.&nbsp; Actually, I removed the stock Volvo external amp when I put the Blaupunkt HU in.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how much power it was pushing, but I figured any decent aftermarket unit would do better without the external amp.&nbsp; Besides, it gives me more room to work behind the dash (although I&#039;m not much into high end car audio, I&#039;ve done a fair bit of modding in terms of putting in guages and such; it might be a sedate family station wagon, but I gotta have a five-speed and a tach at the very least).What I&#039;m not getting, though, is how having an external amp will help me.&nbsp; Sure, the HU itself will run cooler, but the 150 degrees behind the dash, just from the heating system is hotter than the ambient temperature ratings of an Aiwa (112), an Alpine (140) or a Kenwood (140).-EdM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EdMuse, post: 1272123, member: 564149"] Originally Posted by SirSyko Get a deck with the option of the internal amp to turn off. Mine does this. True. Actually, I removed the stock Volvo external amp when I put the Blaupunkt HU in. I don't know how much power it was pushing, but I figured any decent aftermarket unit would do better without the external amp. Besides, it gives me more room to work behind the dash (although I'm not much into high end car audio, I've done a fair bit of modding in terms of putting in guages and such; it might be a sedate family station wagon, but I gotta have a five-speed and a tach at the very least). What I'm not getting, though, is how having an external amp will help me. Sure, the HU itself will run cooler, but the 150 degrees behind the dash, just from the heating system is hotter than the ambient temperature ratings of an Aiwa (112), an Alpine (140) or a Kenwood (140). -EdM. [/QUOTE]

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