Re: In dash Cd Player...need more power.....suggestion amp
You need a 4 chanel amp, putting the speakers in parallel with a 2 chanel amp will wear out the amp.<br /><br />Your kenwood should have 4 chanel output with RCA..<br /><br />I've used some pretty junky cheap amps, and they sure don't put out the power they CLAIM to have...<br /><br />Go with a namebrand, I used a Sony Xplode sub amp and was VERY pleased with it.<br /><br />I'd probably go with a 400 watt, 100 watt per chanel.<br /><br />If you want to complicate it a bit, here's what you do for best sound,<br /><br /><br />2 amps, and a dual crossover. Send only the high's to the 6" and 6x9 through a smaller amp. Only needs about 50-100 watts per speaker, as your not driving any bass at all.<br /><br />Then get one 10 or 12" sub, and send about 400 watts to it, and this sub only gets the low, about 90khz and below. <br /><br />This way, your speakers are only expected to produce the sound they are intended to produce.<br /><br /><br />In my old minivan, I had 2 6.5" JBL speakers in the dash. I powered them with 175 watts each, with the crossover only sending 90khz and above.<br /><br />In the back, I had TWO 15" Subs with 500 Watts going to EACH. If I cranked up the whole system, those 2 front did great with keeping the mix good, but it was too much bass, and downgraded the amp.<br /><br />I used an MTX crossover, bought it for $60 years ago, you can get it for next to nothing on ebay now.
