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<blockquote data-quote="GordonW" data-source="post: 1953466" data-attributes="member: 568981">Best sounding front setup I had, I had an Altec 70w/ch amp running JUST the 4&quot; mid and tweeter, and TWO amps bridged (one left and one right) to give the midbass 120w/ch. And this was with drivers that were rated at 92 dB/1w and more (ie, VERY efficient)!Front stage power is a GOOD thing, if you want to play it loud. You never want the front stage amp to come anywhere NEAR clipping!The suggestion to put more power on the midbass, than the highs, is also good. It&#039;s usually hard to get good midbass in a car, unless your willing to put something BIG in for a front midbass. The 8&quot; woofer will help a lot... so it may work out OK on the 100w/ch amp. However, be prepared to run it &quot;semi-active&quot;... with the dome mid and tweeter on an amp, and the midbasses on another amp, with an active crossover between them... that&#039;s always sounded better, IME...Regards,Gordon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GordonW, post: 1953466, member: 568981"] Best sounding front setup I had, I had an Altec 70w/ch amp running JUST the 4" mid and tweeter, and TWO amps bridged (one left and one right) to give the midbass 120w/ch. And this was with drivers that were rated at 92 dB/1w and more (ie, VERY efficient)! Front stage power is a GOOD thing, if you want to play it loud. You never want the front stage amp to come anywhere NEAR clipping! The suggestion to put more power on the midbass, than the highs, is also good. It's usually hard to get good midbass in a car, unless your willing to put something BIG in for a front midbass. The 8" woofer will help a lot... so it may work out OK on the 100w/ch amp. However, be prepared to run it "semi-active"... with the dome mid and tweeter on an amp, and the midbasses on another amp, with an active crossover between them... that's always sounded better, IME... Regards, Gordon. [/QUOTE]

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