head unit installation - no car harness

[LightningGSX]

Now I just need to figure out how to get proper power to the speakers. I'm assuming I will need an amp. The rear speakers are Alpine type Rs ( 75 W RMS and 150 Max) and the fronts are Rockford powers ( not yet installed). It sounds like complete ass since the rear is getting half of the power to run at RMS. I dont know audio stuff much, but I do have a nack for a good sounding stereo..
It should sound decent even with the onboard amp.I think you just need to fuck with the DSP/EQ shit on that deck.What do you mean by "complete ass" anyway? lack of bass? distortion? Try disconnecting one of the rear speakers, and see if that alters the sound quality.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

75 watt RMS each speaker in rear. Think about it... 50 max per channel is not enough!! I can turn it up to max and it isnt even loud and its distorted to hell. Its sucking power and still not hitting its RMS. I fucked with everything there is to fuck with! If you want to help... feel free lol.

[A//// Guy]

Speaker ratings are ussually higher than they need to be. You could put 30 watts to those speakers and they will still probably sound fine, just wont "bump" as much. Ussually there is a minimum but its much lower than RMS. 50watts to those speakers should be plenty unless your going for SPL or something.

[StealthGST]

Speaker ratings are ussually higher than they need to be. You could put 30 watts to those speakers and they will still probably sound fine, just wont "bump" as much. Ussually there is a minimum but its much lower than RMS. 50watts to those speakers should be plenty unless your going for SPL or something.

It depends on what your definition of "ass" is

I had a pair of infinity plate speakers that were 70W RMS with a 45x4 Alpine head unit, and it sounded like ass to me. But it didnt snarl or distort or anything... it just didnt sound like I felt it should.

[Sticky Rice]

You wouldnt really need a amp to the rear speakers unless its a pre-amp output deck, but if you do plan on buy an amp for the rear, just make sure you dont over power them. Ask how many watts RMS the amp is, you might need X-overs. But for your deck, if you just need sound for now, wire the deck to the battery or alternator and put a on/off switch to it (so power is not on all the time). And if your deck is not a pre-amp output, then just buy a roll of speaker wires at best buy and strech it out to the length you need to reach each speakers, thats what i did, it works.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

http://www.hotbuyselectronics.com/audiobahn_a3851.htm

^ Deck, click link - see for yourself

I dont know that head units get much better than what I have. It still sounds like ass period. It will really sound like ass when I hook up the front speakers which are 65 watt RMS. See the numbers dont work out.

75 W RMS x 2 = 150
65 W RMS x 2 = 130

TOTAL = 280

My deck puts out 200 watts MAX power 50 x4. How does anyone figure I dont need any sort of amp... I can have the volume all of the way up and its not even loud. The stock speakers were louder than this setup without an amp. ( This does have better sound quality already though)

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

You wouldnt really need a amp to the rear speakers unless its a pre-amp output deck, but if you do plan on buy an amp for the rear, just make sure you dont over power them. Ask how many watts RMS the amp is, you might need X-overs. But for your deck, if you just need sound for now, wire the deck to the battery or alternator and put a on/off switch to it (so power is not on all the time). And if your deck is not a pre-amp output, then just buy a roll of speaker wires at best buy and strech it out to the length you need to reach each speakers, thats what i did, it works.


The car had wires for the deck, just no harness or labels. That portion is complete. I have like front rear and center preouts.

[A//// Guy]

Oh I thought you were powering the speakers with an external amp. I dont like to use Deck power because I dont think that power rating is comparable to an external amp (of a good brand- Pioneer, Rockford, Xtant...)

Yea Powering it with just the deck power isnt the greatest but it will work, but your are right it might sound like ass with those speakers you have.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

Oh I thought you were powering the speakers with an external amp. I dont like to use Deck power because I dont think that power rating is comparable to an external amp (of a good brand- Pioneer, Rockford, Xtant...)

Yea Powering it with just the deck power isnt the greatest but it will work, but your are right it might sound like ass with those speakers you have.

it does, because I have to turn the volume up all of the way. that sorta wrecks the efficiency of the deck =/ With a decent amp I probably wont have to turn it up more than 1/3