Juan Baca

Im trying to replace my stock Front speakers on my 07 F150 HD With some sony xplods that are rated at 190Watt Peak 35Watt Rated. Would I Need an amp, i have the Stock Navigation Audiophile Headunit with sub.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-GKfQpCC...S-GT5727A.html

Stclark13

iTrader: (1)

Probably won't need an amp. Throw them in and worst case if you don't like the way they sound get an amp. I'm probably going to amp my jbl component speakers down the road and if i do i'm looking into the alpine ktp-455u. It's small enough to fit behind the radio but puts out a decent amount of power.

barjrob1972

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johnny_tucson

you might not like the sony speakers. if you have a stock head unit there will be plenty of power without adding an amp. barjrob1972 is right about the peak power. marketing gimmick. the "rated" or "nominal" output is best used to judge whether or not you really need an amp.

johnny_tucson

quite a few forum members are using the infinity reference series as a replacement door speaker. sonicelectronix.com has the lowest prices i have seen. btw im not bashing sony just my opinion.

Juan Baca

Well I Just put them in and its an improvement on stock but just a minor one, I wasn't sure wether to connect the stock tweeters so i left them unplugged, do you think it would be alright if i connected the tweeters too, since the stock speaker had a sort of amp type thing on it that connects the tweeter.

And The reason I have the sonys is because a friend had them in storage and gave me them, brand new in the box and everything.

Thanks For all the Feedback Tho' !

TheJcode

Amp them. The wattage on those cant take much but it will make your music richer.

johnny_tucson

that little thing connected to the tweeter is a crossover. It cuts the low end out of the sound signal so as to not blow the tweeter.

johnny_tucson

that contraption you speak of by the tweets is probably a crossover. It cuts the low end out of the signal so as to not blow out the tweeter.

johnny_tucson

Sorry I re wrote the post because my signal at work is weak and my phone said the first didn't post.