sprint200

I just installed 4 new jbl speakers in my f150 and they sound great, but need an amp because they wont crank up very loud. i need to know what watt amp i need because ive heard too much can screw your speakers up, and too little can limit them. my speakers are rated at 2 ohms, 60w rms, 180 peak. hope someone can help,im new to all this audio stuff

ibd2328

iTrader: (2)

What is your price range? Can you tell us more about the speakers, are they components or coaxials ? a model number would be great

JoeBoost

Disregard peak its meaningless when choosing an amp.

I prefer more power and use 1.5 to 2.5 times the speaker's continuous power rating (RMS) as my general "guideline". There are other factors as well such as speaker specs and amp signal to noise, efficiency, etc that I look at when making my final choice. You will find that availability doesn't fit that ratio every time hence the "guideline".

All amps are not the same so a good quality amp is also important. I wont get into the specifics but it pertains to the above factors. Lots of stuff to google if you want to get informed.

Not knowing all the specs on your speaker a good 400w (100x4) would be more than sufficient for your setup or if you plan to run a sub look into a 5 channel amp. You could also run a separate sub amp or even bridge a 4 channel of you dont mind loosing front/rear fade.

I like Rockford Fosgate amps and are running them now in my setup and have been using them for years. Solid amps and usually priced well at most places. Depending on your budget the sky is the limit and opinions well... are like..you know the rest

Good reading here ->

http://www.the12volt.com/

and here

http://diymobileaudio.com/

Good Luck!

sprint200

thanks guys for the responses
here are the speakers im running http://http://www.amazon.com/JBL-GTO...2117669&sr=8-1


and this is the amp i was gonna consider using

I think this will work well, but i will take your guys advice

JoeBoost

I would spend the few extra dollars and get this

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...ch-P400-4.html


Or

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...e-R400-4D.html

I can't say much about the pioneer amps and am biased to the f
fosgates given the problem free history I've had over the years and I drive them very hard.