Can someone please tell me what watt amps would work best with these speakers and subs for SQ with primarily rap music. Can I power these with one 4 Channel and one 2 Channel?

In the doors I'm building, there will be;
Kenwood KFC-1079ie 4" speakers 100w Peak, 20 RMS
Kenwood KFC-T205ie 1.5" tweeters, 170w Peak, 50w RMS
Kicker RMB8 8" midbass, 350w Peak, 175w RMS

Rear of car;
Kenwood KFC-1789ie 6.75" speakers, 220w Peak, 40w RMS
Kicker CVR12 12" Subs, 800w Peak, 400w RMS


I was thinking I could power the 4" and Tweeters together, the 6.75" and the 8" driver off a 4 channel.

And then the 2 12" subs off a 2 channel.

Would that work? How many watt amps should I get? Sorry, I can bust a knuckle turning wrenches but I've read and read and still can't comprehend how to determine which amp, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a million for reading this!

 

i would suggest replacing those 4" and 6.75" kenwood speakers with something more efficent and much better because your gonna have a hard time finding an 20-+watt rms speaker amp because thats pretty much what aftermarket decks put out.

if you still want to amp the speakers and midranges, a 6 channel amp will work (doubt you will find one in that area of rms) for your 2 fronts, mids, and rears. or go with 4-channel and amp a total of 4 speakers (2 pairs). so you can amp just the 2 fronts and 2 rears, 2 fronts and 2 mids, or 2 rears and 2 mids.

a 2-channel amp can be used for 2 12" subs (assuming they will be brdiged) OR 2 car speakers. sometimes even 2 speakers and a sub. but if you tend to use that amp strictly for subwoofers, i would suggest mono amp (perferable d-class...which are amps meant for subwoofers). d-class amps are more efficent and give out more "raw" power compared to a/b style amps (speaker amps/2-ch/etc).

ALSO, you got to know how many ohms the speakers are, the subs are, and if the amp is compatiable with it.


again, i would invest into better front and rear speakers and run off deck then watsing money amping those kenwoods.


goodluck

 

Thanks for the reply. Damn so I probably need to dump these kenwoods and look for something with a higher rms to achieve a better SQ?

 

go get some speakers with at least 50 watt rms to hear a difference from stock.

 

Thanks for the input screwmesa. Yeah, I'm going to scrap my kenwood 4's and 6 3/4s.

I started looking at some kappa's 5.25 components as a some what affordable setup. I'm looking for a good setup with great SQ but would like to keep the cost low. Who doesn't? lol

Anyone who would like to share a good setup to go with the 8"s and 12"s it would be greatly appreciated. No matter how much information I search out and read through for some reason I just don't understand it all...lol There is so much out there which also adds to the level of difficulty for someone who is electronically challenged. lol thanks


Modified by NCRXSi at 11:57 PM 3/3/2005