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<blockquote data-quote="ChaoSki" data-source="post: 7331024" data-attributes="member: 633309">Hi, new here, have bunch of Car audio questions.I have a 99 Passat with Monsoon system. Speakers are blown (sounds like carp) so I decided to get some new speakers. I decided to go with 2 pairs of Kenwood KFC P709PS components. I have a Clarion CZ-201 headunit btw.Personally I would like to keep the speakers hooked up to Monsoon Amp, but I&#039;m finding out that rear speakers run at 2 ohm (act as &quot;subs&quot;) and my Kenwoods are 4 ohm.Since Monsoon already has a crossover build in, I was going to hook up components (without Kenwood crossover) right to stock wiring. But I&#039;m a little worried that the amp pushing 2 ohm to rears might kill them.Also worried that the set up won&#039;t sound good AT ALL due to &quot;who knows&quot; frequency of monsoon system (not much info out there about these amps).I do have an option of hooking up an old school Rockford Fosgate 200.2, but would prefer not to as I might end up with a sub set up. I also have an option to just hook it up the head unit directly....What do you guys think?Another question I have is about baffles, I bought these mostly to protect from water etc...but wondering if I should cut them in half or use the whole thing. Some say baffles might make it sound worse then without (or half baffle). What&#039;s a general opinion on these?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ChaoSki, post: 7331024, member: 633309"] Hi, new here, have bunch of Car audio questions. I have a 99 Passat with Monsoon system. Speakers are blown (sounds like carp) so I decided to get some new speakers. I decided to go with 2 pairs of Kenwood KFC P709PS components. I have a Clarion CZ-201 headunit btw. Personally I would like to keep the speakers hooked up to Monsoon Amp, but I'm finding out that rear speakers run at 2 ohm (act as "subs") and my Kenwoods are 4 ohm. Since Monsoon already has a crossover build in, I was going to hook up components (without Kenwood crossover) right to stock wiring. But I'm a little worried that the amp pushing 2 ohm to rears might kill them. Also worried that the set up won't sound good AT ALL due to "who knows" frequency of monsoon system (not much info out there about these amps). I do have an option of hooking up an old school Rockford Fosgate 200.2, but would prefer not to as I might end up with a sub set up. I also have an option to just hook it up the head unit directly.... What do you guys think? Another question I have is about baffles, I bought these mostly to protect from water etc...but wondering if I should cut them in half or use the whole thing. Some say baffles might make it sound worse then without (or half baffle). What's a general opinion on these? [/QUOTE]

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