Suggestions?

[RebelDogg 10+ year member]

Looking for a 4 channel amp for my door speakers.

I have two KS650.2 components up front and will be putting two more speakers in the rear. Probably another set of kicker 6.5's. They are 75wrms@4ohms.

So I need 300 or 350wx4@4ohms. ZX amps are all rated at 2 ohms... dammit.

I'm considering just getting a zx250.2 for the two fronts that I have now and when I get rear speakers just getting another to push them, but I've always heard the fewer amps you have the better.

Here's the thing. I feel like I need more low-midbass. If I put too much in my 6.5's they distort at high volume (running off the head, so maybe that has something to do with it.) I was considering 8's for the back doors, but I was told the sub would just drown them out. I mostly want to fill in the sound when the sub isn't hitting hard and there is still a bassline or some bass drumming. I don't like that empty feeling that I get on some CD's. But maybe 2 6.5's on a different amp could be set differently. Plus my HU (p980bt) has separate HPF's for front and rear.

So... anyway. Amp suggestions for my situation?

If it makes a difference, I have a 99 Tahoe.

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[geowick07 10+ year member]

You may want to try adding an amp to your fronts first, before buying a 4-channel and another set of speakers for the rear. It is common on here for people to not use rear fill when they run a set of amped components. I gather from your post that you are running your components off your head unit.

Just a suggestion.

 

[RebelDogg 10+ year member]

I was thinking that. I'm just not sure if the 6.5's will give me the low-mids I feel like I'm missing. That's why I was thinking of 8's for the rear instead of just another set of 6.5's.

But I think I probably will just amp the two front speakers for the time being. Just looking around at different amps.

The zx250.2 is 125wx2@2ohms. I read somewhere else that would be 85wx2@4ohms, but I keep figuring it to be 62.5 watts, which would be too low.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Any power over what the HU can supply (18-22watts) would be better. Also, amplifier power is much cleaner than HU power, which would probably help with the distortion you are experiencing.