Question on appropriate amp

[jeffjohnson4029]

Novice here. I decided to finally take the plunge and upgrade the audio in my baby - low mileage mint 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera convertible. I’ve been piecing it together and just need to decide on an amp. I’ve got a great installer that I would consult, but he’s on vacation til January 4, and I’m itching to order an amp and schedule install when he returns. Here’s what I got so far - alpine 9 inch halo head unit with rear view cam, Hertz Mille Pro 163.3 3 way components, and one Hertz Mille Pro 10 inch shallow mount 4 ohm sub. This is all the speakers that small car and this 52 year olds ears will need. I’ve looked at Hertz, Mille, Audio Control and Helix amps, but overwhelming for a novice to pick out the perfect amp. Enough power, but not too much. My only request is that is has DSP to fine tune and must have a bass control knob up front. Cost is not important to me, as I want quality to match everything else. Do it once and do it right. Thanks in advance!

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[Mitchell Fosgate III]

That's great. On the older Chevy cars they have 6 x 9s which are woofers setup as trunk type speakers in the back of the car dash panel area. Soft padding area. Some older cars had this type of trunk type. Woofers. On the newer cars like the kia the woofers are on the side panels. Complicated then to just change the speakers because you'll have other things there. Like a crossover. The car I have is a Nissan and a Chevrolet. 2000 Chevrolet and a 2016 Nissan. The speakers are kick panels also woofers. I haven't checked yet what the ohms to those speakers are. But on the Chevrolet, it is about 3 ohms to the speakers.

 

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Anyone besides a bot want to assist the OP on his amp question?

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

Novice here. I decided to finally take the plunge and upgrade the audio in my baby - low mileage mint 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera convertible. I’ve been piecing it together and just need to decide on an amp. I’ve got a great installer that I would consult, but he’s on vacation til January 4, and I’m itching to order an amp and schedule install when he returns. Here’s what I got so far - alpine 9 inch halo head unit with rear view cam, Hertz Mille Pro 163.3 3 way components, and one Hertz Mille Pro 10 inch shallow mount 4 ohm sub. This is all the speakers that small car and this 52 year olds ears will need. I’ve looked at Hertz, Mille, Audio Control and Helix amps, but overwhelming for a novice to pick out the perfect amp. Enough power, but not too much. My only request is that is has DSP to fine tune and must have a bass control knob up front. Cost is not important to me, as I want quality to match everything else. Do it once and do it right. Thanks in advance!

Novice here. I decided to finally take the plunge and upgrade the audio in my baby - low mileage mint 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera convertible. I’ve been piecing it together and just need to decide on an amp. I’ve got a great installer that I would consult, but he’s on vacation til January 4, and I’m itching to order an amp and schedule install when he returns. Here’s what I got so far - alpine 9 inch halo head unit with rear view cam, Hertz Mille Pro 163.3 3 way components, and one Hertz Mille Pro 10 inch shallow mount 4 ohm sub. This is all the speakers that small car and this 52 year olds ears will need. I’ve looked at Hertz, Mille, Audio Control and Helix amps, but overwhelming for a novice to pick out the perfect amp. Enough power, but not too much. My only request is that is has DSP to fine tune and must have a bass control knob up front. Cost is not important to me, as I want quality to match everything else. Do it once and do it right. Thanks in advance!

How much power do you need? You looking for a 5 channel, 4 channel + monoblock, 4 channel with 2 channels bridged for the sub?

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Audiocontrol D-5.1300.

 

[Old_Slapper]

I would also choose the Audiocontrol D-5. More power than you need, and they make really good DSP's.