I recently purchased diamond audio s600a's, my father thinks that the stock tape deck will power these enough and make them sound good. I know the answer but can I get an unbiased oppinion to show him, so that he beleves me.

 

He is correct. The headunit will power them, but they will sound like crap. A small amp will make them shine though.

Here is a JBL 4 channel for $125.

Here is a Lanzar Opti-drive for $90.

If you need anymore suggestions on an amp or help with anything feel free to IM me. (Or just make another post)

Good Luck

 

The hexes love power. I don't think they will sound good with 20 watts rms.

 

nope, they sound like **** with 25 watts or so. i know from experience, im powering mine with an old school POS alpine flex5. it sounds like **** compared to my ARC that was sending at least 85 watts to them

 

by the way, how much did u pay for ur hex's?

 

they were pretty expensive, do yall think a jl 300.4 amp would be ok? And all the people on this board talk about arc amps Ive never heard of this company please inlighten me.

 

ArcAudio.com

Another quality company. Very nice amps, but pricer than JL.

The JL amp will be fine, but you can find similar performance in a unit that's half the price.

 

yea the jl audio is good enough, vteg is running jl 300/4 with diamond hex S500s, u can ask him. if u do decide to get an ARC amp. i can get u a great deal on them. how much did u pay for ur hex's by the way? how much is pretty expensive, i sell car audio, i carry diamond audio. im just wondering how much u paid for urs

 

The JL 300/4 is not exactly a budget amp either. Either the arc or the JL will work. I plan on purchasing a ARC for my hexes at some point also. I need matching amps