Newbie to car audio
06-26-2012, 01:41 PM
#11
Senior Member
Ditch the ktp 445, buy a loc or pac, install a decent 5 channel amp, power your doors with that until your ready to add sub. You will have everything in place to drop it in and be done.
06-27-2012, 01:23 AM
#12
Senior Member
Keep researching and reading, trust me it'll pay off with your end product.
I highly recommend planning out your system before you start buying pieces, otherwise you'll end up having to switch things out to match.
You need a sub amp (whether or not it's part of a five channel) that puts out enough power at the right impedance for your subs.
Joe has a very good point, by the time you thrown down the cash for the alpine power pack and a sub amp, you may have shortchanged yourself compared to the improved performance from having more power to your mids/highs.
45x4 w rms may be sufficient for your doors if you pick speakers with high sensitivity, however, you'll normally see lower sensitivity from a nice component set than you will from a $30 set of pioneer 6x8s.
More power is better than less power, especially when using the stock hu. It allows you to output the same clean power at a lower volume from the HU.
Check out sonicelectronix.com and woofersetc.com for some good deals on discontinued and overstock equipment.
I would skip sound processing for now, you can always decide to add it down the road and you'll be surprised how's good a well matched system will sound using the stock HU as a source.
I highly recommend planning out your system before you start buying pieces, otherwise you'll end up having to switch things out to match.
You need a sub amp (whether or not it's part of a five channel) that puts out enough power at the right impedance for your subs.
Joe has a very good point, by the time you thrown down the cash for the alpine power pack and a sub amp, you may have shortchanged yourself compared to the improved performance from having more power to your mids/highs.
45x4 w rms may be sufficient for your doors if you pick speakers with high sensitivity, however, you'll normally see lower sensitivity from a nice component set than you will from a $30 set of pioneer 6x8s.
More power is better than less power, especially when using the stock hu. It allows you to output the same clean power at a lower volume from the HU.
Check out sonicelectronix.com and woofersetc.com for some good deals on discontinued and overstock equipment.
I would skip sound processing for now, you can always decide to add it down the road and you'll be surprised how's good a well matched system will sound using the stock HU as a source.
06-27-2012, 08:16 AM
#13
Senior Member
Originally Posted by GATORB8
Keep researching and reading, trust me it'll pay off with your end product.
I highly recommend planning out your system before you start buying pieces, otherwise you'll end up having to switch things out to match.
You need a sub amp (whether or not it's part of a five channel) that puts out enough power at the right impedance for your subs.
Joe has a very good point, by the time you thrown down the cash for the alpine power pack and a sub amp, you may have shortchanged yourself compared to the improved performance from having more power to your mids/highs.
45x4 w rms may be sufficient for your doors if you pick speakers with high sensitivity, however, you'll normally see lower sensitivity from a nice component set than you will from a $30 set of pioneer 6x8s.
More power is better than less power, especially when using the stock hu. It allows you to output the same clean power at a lower volume from the HU.
Check out sonicelectronix.com and woofersetc.com for some good deals on discontinued and overstock equipment.
I would skip sound processing for now, you can always decide to add it down the road and you'll be surprised how's good a well matched system will sound using the stock HU as a source.
I highly recommend planning out your system before you start buying pieces, otherwise you'll end up having to switch things out to match.
You need a sub amp (whether or not it's part of a five channel) that puts out enough power at the right impedance for your subs.
Joe has a very good point, by the time you thrown down the cash for the alpine power pack and a sub amp, you may have shortchanged yourself compared to the improved performance from having more power to your mids/highs.
45x4 w rms may be sufficient for your doors if you pick speakers with high sensitivity, however, you'll normally see lower sensitivity from a nice component set than you will from a $30 set of pioneer 6x8s.
More power is better than less power, especially when using the stock hu. It allows you to output the same clean power at a lower volume from the HU.
Check out sonicelectronix.com and woofersetc.com for some good deals on discontinued and overstock equipment.
I would skip sound processing for now, you can always decide to add it down the road and you'll be surprised how's good a well matched system will sound using the stock HU as a source.
Great advice! Don't forget that 45w output is not reality due to power delivery and amp efficiency.
06-27-2012, 01:36 PM
#14
+1
Keep researching and reading, trust me it'll pay off with your end product.
I highly recommend planning out your system before you start buying pieces, otherwise you'll end up having to switch things out to match.
You need a sub amp (whether or not it's part of a five channel) that puts out enough power at the right impedance for your subs.
Joe has a very good point, by the time you thrown down the cash for the alpine power pack and a sub amp, you may have shortchanged yourself compared to the improved performance from having more power to your mids/highs.
45x4 w rms may be sufficient for your doors if you pick speakers with high sensitivity, however, you'll normally see lower sensitivity from a nice component set than you will from a $30 set of pioneer 6x8s.
More power is better than less power, especially when using the stock hu. It allows you to output the same clean power at a lower volume from the HU.
Check out sonicelectronix.com and woofersetc.com for some good deals on discontinued and overstock equipment.
I would skip sound processing for now, you can always decide to add it down the road and you'll be surprised how's good a well matched system will sound using the stock HU as a source.
I highly recommend planning out your system before you start buying pieces, otherwise you'll end up having to switch things out to match.
You need a sub amp (whether or not it's part of a five channel) that puts out enough power at the right impedance for your subs.
Joe has a very good point, by the time you thrown down the cash for the alpine power pack and a sub amp, you may have shortchanged yourself compared to the improved performance from having more power to your mids/highs.
45x4 w rms may be sufficient for your doors if you pick speakers with high sensitivity, however, you'll normally see lower sensitivity from a nice component set than you will from a $30 set of pioneer 6x8s.
More power is better than less power, especially when using the stock hu. It allows you to output the same clean power at a lower volume from the HU.
Check out sonicelectronix.com and woofersetc.com for some good deals on discontinued and overstock equipment.
I would skip sound processing for now, you can always decide to add it down the road and you'll be surprised how's good a well matched system will sound using the stock HU as a source.