Amp for my new speakers?

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NeilP

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 North West London
start with the budget.

look at arc audio, audison, hertz, jl audio, alpine.

forget fli, vibe, edge etc

the only problem I can see is the bav audio kit does not come with a crossover (unless they're inline)

yes their kit has the ease of bolt in, but you might want to consider a traditional aftermarket component kit such as the hertz esk 3 way. AFAIK it will fit with minimal effort and you'll have your external crossover.

you can then have the option of having a 6 channel amplifier and ditch the crossover (run the system active) or a 2 channel amplifer and run the system with the crossover (passive)

You're also limited on space as well, the best bang for buck IMO would be the JL Audio XD amps.

They come with a variety of configurations, 1,2,3,4,5,6 different amps to pick the right one for your needs! Doesn't get any better than that. Plus with the money you'd save over the BAW kit, you can sound deaden the car for improved midbass response.
 
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more channels allows more speakers to be connected.

if you had one channel and were to connect two speakers to it, the power output from that one channel (excluding any differences between changes in impedance) would result in each speaker having half the power output from the one channel.

have two channels and each speaker has its own power source.

component speakers come with a tweeter and woofer (and 3 way will come with a midrange too like the bav sound kit) off the shelf kits also come with a crossover that will filter the signal so each component will only receive a signal its designed for to maintain sound quality and efficiency.

you could do away without the passive crossover and connect each speaker to a separate channel on the amplifier. this is called an active set up. with an active set up you have the option of crossing over the signal before its amplified. there are numerous benefits to this though running a system active will require more equipment to be installed.

you will also need to factor in how you intend to connect your amplifier to the car's existing source unit (your radio). If you're keeping your stereo or going for an aftermarket unit. Again this will dictate any other parts you may need which you will need to budget in when fitting your aftermarket amplifer.
 
You can get the amp that powers the bose system in an rx8 for like 20quid on ebay...get the whole speaker system and amp for like 80 to 100
 
If you're running active, you'll need 6 I presume (not sure if the mid piggy backs of the tweeter, if so then 4)

you will then have several options for integrating the amp to your car.

Option A - go for an amplifier that has a high level input, essentially the amplifier will just work as a pass through for the signal and simply amplify it

Option B - go for an external line out convertor several options here a cheap adaptor at about £15 (pros: cheap, cons: not great quality), you can then get the same thing that is powered (pros: better quality than the cheaper option, cons: expensive for what it is)

Option C - a fully fledged processor such as the Audison Bit10, Bit10D, or BitOne (Given the price of a JL Audio cleansweep, it's poor value for money given its dated tech) The audison processor allows you to control everything about the system such as your equaliser curve, time delay and allow you to fully tune your audio system. (some may say its overkill in a rag top though)

Marius, JL aren't really cheap budget (depending the line of amps). Their HD amps are priced at about £1/1W which is on par with some decent sq amps (even though the tech has mixed reviews on sound).
 
NeilP said:
If you're running active, you'll need 6 I presume (not sure if the mid piggy backs of the tweeter, if so then 4)

you will then have several options for integrating the amp to your car.

Option A - go for an amplifier that has a high level input, essentially the amplifier will just work as a pass through for the signal and simply amplify it

Option B - go for an external line out convertor several options here a cheap adaptor at about £15 (pros: cheap, cons: not great quality), you can then get the same thing that is powered (pros: better quality than the cheaper option, cons: expensive for what it is)

Option C - a fully fledged processor such as the Audison Bit10, Bit10D, or BitOne (Given the price of a JL Audio cleansweep, it's poor value for money given its dated tech) The audison processor allows you to control everything about the system such as your equaliser curve, time delay and allow you to fully tune your audio system. (some may say its overkill in a rag top though)

Marius, JL aren't really cheap budget (depending the line of amps). Their HD amps are priced at about £1/1W which is on par with some decent sq amps (even though the tech has mixed reviews on sound).
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For £100 you even jl will be less tnan average. Also he will lose a lot of quality by using the line converters.

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