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<blockquote data-quote="dragonrage" data-source="post: 7597166" data-attributes="member: 574321">Yikes. Avoid oval speakers, and those speakers also handle too little power for the amp. It could be done if you are careful with the gains, but you&#039;re new - and nothing wrong with that - but you are too liable to blow them by setting things up wrong since you are new to this. If you get slightly beefier speakers, it will help you by being a bit tougher to blow in case you turn that gain knob up a little too far. You don&#039;t necessarily need to spend $200 on a pair of speakers but bump it up a little. And fit some 6.5&quot;s in there. 6.5&quot;s are almost always very easy to fit in the place of 6x9&quot;s with an adapter, and they will have better sound quality and selection. You can get brackets that will allow you to place a 6.5&quot; woofer and a tweeter next to each other so you can easily use a 6.5&quot; component set if you wish to do that but don&#039;t have a place to put the tweeter. Then you could spend maybe $100 for a decent component set. Or at least just fit some 6.5&quot; coaxials in there with an even simpler bracket...D-Con would be a good starter sub... or Dayton from <a href="http://www.parts-express.com" target="_blank">Parts Express: the #1 source for audio, video &amp;amp; speaker building components</a>. While you&#039;ve probably never heard of Dayton, they are actually really well known in DIY circles and they are a great brand at a great price.The Pioneer head unit is fine, but let me warn you about Pioneer head units: Never ever EVER do anything with the RCAs with the power to the head unit still on (whether the car is running or not). EVER. You will blow the pico fuse in the head unit which will cause your pre-outs to develop tons of noise. Beware!The Pioneer amp is fine. Basic, but fine.You may be a beginner but don&#039;t skimp too much on your system. What good is it if you buy stuff so cheap that you&#039;re dissatisfied and just end up spending more money to replace it with the stuff you really wanted in the first place? Get stuff that will at least reasonably satisfy you the first time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dragonrage, post: 7597166, member: 574321"] Yikes. Avoid oval speakers, and those speakers also handle too little power for the amp. It could be done if you are careful with the gains, but you're new - and nothing wrong with that - but you are too liable to blow them by setting things up wrong since you are new to this. If you get slightly beefier speakers, it will help you by being a bit tougher to blow in case you turn that gain knob up a little too far. You don't necessarily need to spend $200 on a pair of speakers but bump it up a little. And fit some 6.5"s in there. 6.5"s are almost always very easy to fit in the place of 6x9"s with an adapter, and they will have better sound quality and selection. You can get brackets that will allow you to place a 6.5" woofer and a tweeter next to each other so you can easily use a 6.5" component set if you wish to do that but don't have a place to put the tweeter. Then you could spend maybe $100 for a decent component set. Or at least just fit some 6.5" coaxials in there with an even simpler bracket... D-Con would be a good starter sub... or Dayton from [URL="http://www.parts-express.com"]Parts Express: the #1 source for audio, video & speaker building components[/URL]. While you've probably never heard of Dayton, they are actually really well known in DIY circles and they are a great brand at a great price. The Pioneer head unit is fine, but let me warn you about Pioneer head units: Never ever EVER do anything with the RCAs with the power to the head unit still on (whether the car is running or not). EVER. You will blow the pico fuse in the head unit which will cause your pre-outs to develop tons of noise. Beware! The Pioneer amp is fine. Basic, but fine. You may be a beginner but don't skimp too much on your system. What good is it if you buy stuff so cheap that you're dissatisfied and just end up spending more money to replace it with the stuff you really wanted in the first place? Get stuff that will at least reasonably satisfy you the first time. [/QUOTE]

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