to amp or not to amp?

[mage]

I have an Alpine 7892 HU and I'm thinking of adding a DVD plaver, 2- 6" speakers, and a 10" sub. The volume control reads from 0-35 and I never go above 13 do I need to be getting an amp? The HU does have both a sub woofer and MX settings.

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[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

yea you need an amp, running a subwoofer off a headunit will not be good

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

get a decent 10inch driver an amp that matches the subwoofers RMS and imp. and a good set of comps for front stage and also an amp to power them if you have the spare change

 

[DiamondFanatic 10+ year member]

Yeah you will need to add on an external amp to run your 10" sub, your 6's will run fine off of your reciever.

 

[mage]

get a decent 10inch driver an amp that matches the subwoofers RMS and imp. and a good set of comps for front stage and also an amp to power them if you have the spare change

huh?

imp., comps and whats front stage?

sorry I'm a total newb, don't know nothin'

but I can use a mono amp for that single sub right?

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

huh?imp., comps and whats front stage?

sorry I'm a total newb, don't know nothin'

but I can use a mono amp for that single sub right?

impedence = ohm rating

comps = Component speakers (midbass and tweeters seperated not mounted together)

frontstage= the Sound in the front of you car

yes you can use a mono amp for a single sub and a small 2channel or 4 channel for components

 

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Look into getting a 4 channel amplifier.

You can use 2 of the channels to run your 6" speakers, and bridge the rear two channels to the 10" subwoofer.

 

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