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<blockquote data-quote="Gauntlet" data-source="post: 114576" data-attributes="member: 545529"><p>If they are only recommended for 70W continuous power handling, do not go over that. You have 3 sets of component speakers, right? Maybe a setup like this:</p><p></p><p>Power your set of 3 way comps - US Acoustics 2080 - <a href="http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/USAUSX2080" target="_blank">http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/USAUSX2080</a> -</p><p></p><p>Power your other 2 pairs of comps - Cadence Z4000 - <a href="http://www.cardiscountstereos.com/Catalog%20Page.asp?Product+%23=Z4000" target="_blank">http://www.cardiscountstereos.com/Catalog%20Page.asp?Product+%23=Z4000</a></p><p></p><p>Both those amps are great quality amps and are much reliable than the Rockfords. Older model rockfords are **** good, but the new model ones leave a lot to be desired. What ive listed would work great for your setup, you dont need 100 watts out of your interior speakers. If you get something similiar to the amps above, youd be pushing be close to 500 watts out of your interior speakers - that is way more than enough, and I stress the word way.</p><p></p><p>As far as your subs, Id lean towards something besides rockford.</p><p></p><p>Orion XTR Pro 2400 - <a href="http://www.thezeb.com/caraudio/orion.html" target="_blank">http://www.thezeb.com/caraudio/orion.html</a> scroll all the way to the bottom.....a freaking amazing amp. It sounds like youve dropped some major cash into the system so far, you might as well go all out. You could also get a Crossfire VR2000D....I cant find any links online, but I'm sure your local shop carries Crossfire. Or you could get two separate 1000 watt amps for each sub...look around the forum, there was a post called '1000 watt one channel amp' that had a ton of great amps listed.</p><p></p><p>Whatever amps you get, keep in mind youre gonna need a boat for an alternator, maybe even 2 alternators. You are gonna be putting some serious strain on your electrical system.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Maybe this is the purist in me, but why do you want this so bad? I dont want people to know I have a system, this is why me and countless other people spend a lot of money on sound deadnening material, so for the most part you can only hear the system in the car. Especially in your case, rolling around in a Navigator and people hear you from a block away, they are going to automatically assume you have a badass system since you have an expensive SUV, and thats just like screaming at people to come and steal your ****. Not to mention the noise pollution tickets you could get. My old system got jacked and it didnt cost nearly 1/3 of what yours is gonna cost and I have a shitty car, and let me tell you it fuc*ing ******, if I were you id do everything possible to make sure people outside couldnt hear the system. Maybe thats just me though, once you get your **** stolen you become obsessively protective of it. I know people that have completely arc welded their trunks shut to try and prevent theft //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I digress though, the point is, if your goal is for people to hear you from miles away, your goal will ultimately be buying a new system because it will get stolen. Youd be suprised at how much car audio equipment is stolen nowadays, I've met people that make a **** good living off of stealing equipment and reselling it to local people and on eBay. Dont fall victim to this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gauntlet, post: 114576, member: 545529"] If they are only recommended for 70W continuous power handling, do not go over that. You have 3 sets of component speakers, right? Maybe a setup like this: Power your set of 3 way comps - US Acoustics 2080 - [URL="http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/USAUSX2080"]http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/USAUSX2080[/URL] - Power your other 2 pairs of comps - Cadence Z4000 - [URL="http://www.cardiscountstereos.com/Catalog%20Page.asp?Product+%23=Z4000"]http://www.cardiscountstereos.com/Catalog%20Page.asp?Product+%23=Z4000[/URL] Both those amps are great quality amps and are much reliable than the Rockfords. Older model rockfords are **** good, but the new model ones leave a lot to be desired. What ive listed would work great for your setup, you dont need 100 watts out of your interior speakers. If you get something similiar to the amps above, youd be pushing be close to 500 watts out of your interior speakers - that is way more than enough, and I stress the word way. As far as your subs, Id lean towards something besides rockford. Orion XTR Pro 2400 - [URL="http://www.thezeb.com/caraudio/orion.html"]http://www.thezeb.com/caraudio/orion.html[/URL] scroll all the way to the bottom.....a freaking amazing amp. It sounds like youve dropped some major cash into the system so far, you might as well go all out. You could also get a Crossfire VR2000D....I cant find any links online, but I'm sure your local shop carries Crossfire. Or you could get two separate 1000 watt amps for each sub...look around the forum, there was a post called '1000 watt one channel amp' that had a ton of great amps listed. Whatever amps you get, keep in mind youre gonna need a boat for an alternator, maybe even 2 alternators. You are gonna be putting some serious strain on your electrical system. Maybe this is the purist in me, but why do you want this so bad? I dont want people to know I have a system, this is why me and countless other people spend a lot of money on sound deadnening material, so for the most part you can only hear the system in the car. Especially in your case, rolling around in a Navigator and people hear you from a block away, they are going to automatically assume you have a badass system since you have an expensive SUV, and thats just like screaming at people to come and steal your ****. Not to mention the noise pollution tickets you could get. My old system got jacked and it didnt cost nearly 1/3 of what yours is gonna cost and I have a shitty car, and let me tell you it fuc*ing ******, if I were you id do everything possible to make sure people outside couldnt hear the system. Maybe thats just me though, once you get your **** stolen you become obsessively protective of it. I know people that have completely arc welded their trunks shut to try and prevent theft [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] I digress though, the point is, if your goal is for people to hear you from miles away, your goal will ultimately be buying a new system because it will get stolen. Youd be suprised at how much car audio equipment is stolen nowadays, I've met people that make a **** good living off of stealing equipment and reselling it to local people and on eBay. Dont fall victim to this. [/QUOTE]
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