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<blockquote data-quote="headless" data-source="post: 2985922" data-attributes="member: 566363">I&#039;d be suspicious of the guy saying he was going to use a PPI amp with the factory amp.&nbsp; Sounds like bullshit to me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif&nbsp; 12 germanium drivers would require some serious wattage btw..I run ~600w+ to a pair of 6.5 comps - 2 6.5&#039;s and 2 tweeters. I hope you&#039;ve got a serious budget for amps, a lot of space and a bad *** installer.&nbsp; I&#039;m assuming by 12 speakers you mean 3 pairs of components for a total of 6 woofers and 6 tweets.&nbsp; IF you go passive you&#039;ll save cash but you still need 6 channels of amplification even then, unless you want to run 2 pairs on a single set of channels from an amp running @ 2 ohms..... that&#039;d be 450-500$ per set of germs*3 = 1500$ on the germs plus...lets say 400$ per 2ch amp times 3 = 1200$ in amps, now we&#039;re talking close to double your budget.&nbsp; Then wiring and installation for 3 pairs of spkrs and 3 (big) amps.&nbsp; if you find an amp that&#039;s 2 ohm stable and give up 2 channels of audio you could cut off one of the amps, but then you&#039;re not really getting the same surround.&nbsp; You do have a dvd player to use this surround sound with, and a DSP capable of driving 6.1 sound...right?I really don&#039;t see the draw to so many drivers in a car but *shrug* good luck with it</blockquote>

[QUOTE="headless, post: 2985922, member: 566363"] I'd be suspicious of the guy saying he was going to use a PPI amp with the factory amp. Sounds like bullshit to me [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] 12 germanium drivers would require some serious wattage btw..I run ~600w+ to a pair of 6.5 comps - 2 6.5's and 2 tweeters. I hope you've got a serious budget for amps, a lot of space and a bad *** installer. I'm assuming by 12 speakers you mean 3 pairs of components for a total of 6 woofers and 6 tweets. IF you go passive you'll save cash but you still need 6 channels of amplification even then, unless you want to run 2 pairs on a single set of channels from an amp running @ 2 ohms..... that'd be 450-500$ per set of germs*3 = 1500$ on the germs plus...lets say 400$ per 2ch amp times 3 = 1200$ in amps, now we're talking close to double your budget. Then wiring and installation for 3 pairs of spkrs and 3 (big) amps. if you find an amp that's 2 ohm stable and give up 2 channels of audio you could cut off one of the amps, but then you're not really getting the same surround. You do have a dvd player to use this surround sound with, and a DSP capable of driving 6.1 sound...right? I really don't see the draw to so many drivers in a car but *shrug* good luck with it [/QUOTE]

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