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<blockquote data-quote="drbrown" data-source="post: 1238081" data-attributes="member: 555414">My question is somewhat complex but you guys never cease to give great answer so hear goes. I am all about clarity and smooth sounds, not harsh and so loud you cant hear for 2 days later. I listen to everything from country to classical so my system cant be geared toward one sound.Is powering interior speakers directly from a seperate amp a lot better than an aftermarket head unit?? I&#039;ve heard aftermarket radios dont live up to their power ratings so I figure my Pioneer 55x4 is probably putting out 20w per channel at best. I have 3-ways in the front and rear but they are cheapos and have high RMS ratings. They are obviously underpowered. I have a 12&quot; Infinity Kappa in a box that fits in the spare tire well and its more than enough for thump. I keep the sub turned way down most times. I am getting just a little distortion in the highs and lows but there&#039;s almost no mid range. I played with the built in equalizer in the HU but it still wasnt up to par. Im thinking its my choice in speakers.So if you guys had a hatchback how many interior speakers would you use and what is ideal to power them with? Just my uneducated opinion says to use a 1-way 6.5&quot; in the fronts, tweeters by the mirrors, 2-way 6x9&#039;s in the rear and keep the sub. Make sense to everyone else? Any ideas or opinions would be seriously appreciated because I dont know what to do next. Thanks -DanP.S. I have a new set of 6x9 Kenwoods just havent decided how to go about this yet. And Im not opposed to using tweeters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drbrown, post: 1238081, member: 555414"] My question is somewhat complex but you guys never cease to give great answer so hear goes. I am all about clarity and smooth sounds, not harsh and so loud you cant hear for 2 days later. I listen to everything from country to classical so my system cant be geared toward one sound. Is powering interior speakers directly from a seperate amp a lot better than an aftermarket head unit?? I've heard aftermarket radios dont live up to their power ratings so I figure my Pioneer 55x4 is probably putting out 20w per channel at best. I have 3-ways in the front and rear but they are cheapos and have high RMS ratings. They are obviously underpowered. I have a 12" Infinity Kappa in a box that fits in the spare tire well and its more than enough for thump. I keep the sub turned way down most times. I am getting just a little distortion in the highs and lows but there's almost no mid range. I played with the built in equalizer in the HU but it still wasnt up to par. Im thinking its my choice in speakers. So if you guys had a hatchback how many interior speakers would you use and what is ideal to power them with? Just my uneducated opinion says to use a 1-way 6.5" in the fronts, tweeters by the mirrors, 2-way 6x9's in the rear and keep the sub. Make sense to everyone else? Any ideas or opinions would be seriously appreciated because I dont know what to do next. Thanks -Dan P.S. I have a new set of 6x9 Kenwoods just havent decided how to go about this yet. And Im not opposed to using tweeters. [/QUOTE]

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