Question about Memphis Car Audio 6.5" Coaxial speakers.

[wldktz]

I recently purchased a 2000 Pathfinder that someone had replaced the two front factory speakers with two 6.5" Memphis coaxial speakers. I have no experience with these particular speakers for a car. I currently have them directly tied into my Pioneer FH-X700BT. They seem to be ok, but I can tell that the HU can't push them hard enough. I have a Phoenix Gold XS2300 amp sitting at home that I have been contemplating driving these two front speakers. I think the HU has an overall 14 watt RMS rating per channel. The PG amp can push 75 watts @ 4 ohms per channel. I should have plenty of headroom for clean distortion free audio. Am I going to see a noticeable blow me away difference if I were to drive these speakers with this amp? I believe the current speakers are rated for 50 watts RMS with a sensitivity of 88. Also to note the original system in the Pathfinder was the non-Bose system.

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I believe that it will definently be a noticeable different going from 14 rms to 75 rms, yet I would doubt that it would "blow you away". I would definently go ahead and install in the amp and get some new or used speakers from the forumns here. lots of great stuff!

 

[wldktz]

I believe that it will definently be a noticeable different going from 14 rms to 75 rms, yet I would doubt that it would "blow you away". I would definently go ahead and install in the amp and get some new or used speakers from the forumns here. lots of great stuff!

The other option I forgot to mention was that I have a 10" Fosgate HX2 punch sub. I can get distortion free audio at volume level 49 on my HU. When I hit 50 - 65 it jumps at each level. It's pretty loud on the highs and mids at 49 with nothing boosted or cut. Would I maybe benefit more if I used that crossed over at about 100Hz? I don't know if I should exclusively amp the front speakers or leave the fronts on the HU and add the sub for a fuller experience. I'm trying to use what I have on hand right now.