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[asousa757 10+ year member]

Hey. I have a quick question (sorry if its dumb, i'm kind of new to car audio). I have an alpine CDE-121 in a 2001 Chevy Malibu and i'm looking to install new speakers....

I'm getting two Alpine SPE-6090 which are 600w peak (per pair) and 150w RMS (per pair). I'm also getting two Alpine SPS-406 which are 280w peak (per pair) and 90w RMS (per pair).

My question is... do i NEED and amp to use the speakers or will it just increase the sound quality? If so which amp would you suggest?

Any help is appreciated, Thanks.

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

You dont need one with the S series.. And dont pay attention to the peak power it means nothing.

If your deck is compatible I recommend the Alpine KTP-445

I run one and love it. Much cheaper the a 4 channel amp plus wiring kit

 

[asousa757 10+ year member]

Thanks! But whats the difference between the S series and the other ones?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Price, better sound quality from mids and tweeters. Power handling

 

[asousa757 10+ year member]

Alright cool. So with all that power from the speakers i don't have to worry about it hurting the head unit?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Why would it hurt your HU?

 

---------- Post added at 07:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:55 PM ----------

 

Speakers dont have power they get power

 

[asousa757 10+ year member]

Not sure. Like i said, i'm new to car audio so sorry if i sound dumb. But i know the head unit only puts out a certain amount of power to the speakers and i thought maybe it wouldn't be able to handle something with a lot of power. Just a thought.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Your good man. You cant blow a speaker with to little power, but you can with distored power no matter if it to much or not enough

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

I've never seen the KTP-445. So interesting, although it's only 45x4.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I've never seen the KTP-445. So interesting, although it's only 45x4.

I like it. super easy to install. it just plugs into the deck and the wiring harness. It pushes my Hertz set up well