i have an 96 integra sedan, and i ordered some 6x9's (Alpine Type R's), i know they will sound a lot better with an amp. but do i just need to power these or the ones in the front doors too?

 

nvm i figured it out, going to go with 4, and bridge it for a sub in the trunk. with the amp placed on the back of the rear seats. is there a way to get a powerful amp, and tone it down for the speakers so i still have enough for the sub without blowing out the speakers, because to not overpower the speakers, i can only get an amp powerful enough to power an Alpine type E, not the best sub.

 

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If you're going to put an amp on anything put it on the front speakers. an amp on the back speakers will just sound retarded it'll be so over powering.

 

I agree, you should get some fronts and power those with the amp. The rears are not really necessary.

With that being said, I also have an Integra sedan (99 GS), and some Alpine Type R 6x9's in the rear. Additionally, in the front I have some Infinity Components. Both the front and rear speakers are pushed by a Rockford Fosgate 400a4 amp. After messing around a bit, I have settled in on having nearly all of the sound coming from the fronts - the rears provide a touch of fill, and are mostly there for people who happen to sit in the back seat. In addition I have a 10" Alpine Type R sub that is pushed by a RF 250a2.

In case you are looking for ideas for your trunk, here is what mine looks like. You can do some pretty cool/space saving things with the trunk in the sedans.

 

/\ the install looks pretty clean, so if anything do the fronts and the sub? also if my deck only one set of preouts, is that enough for a 4 channel amp?

 

ok, well, i am just going to put down my setup that i want to use, and hopefully you can steer me into the right direction, because i feel lost and retarded.


HU: Alpine CDE-9852 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-D...E9852

Front Speakers: uknown, there pioneer, thinking of upgrading to Infinity Reference 6012si http://www.crutchfield.com/S-D...012SI

Rear Speakers Alpine Type-R SPR-69LP http://www.crutchfield.com/S-D...R69LP

Sub Alpine Type E 4 ohm http://www.crutchfield.com/S-D...S1042

What amp would you recommend?

 

Invest in the Alpine 9856. Get a JL 6.5" component set for the front doors. Build a baffle for the rear deck and use the 6x9's for midbass and keep your sub. If you have the money get the JL 5 ch. amp. Or run two amps, a mono for your sub, a four channel for your component set and your 6x9's.

 

i'd ditch the 6x9s since you have real bass; get a 5.25" probably since it's just rear fill and these will have a smaller mounting depth. i would probably skip the rears for now and see how it sounds. if needed, wire rears to the headunit power. and for $20 more, i'd move up to the cda-9856 with 3 preouts and the ai-net connection for enhancements like bluetooth, usb driver, fullspeed ipod connection, etc.

 

i already have the HU and 6x9's though, cant really change those two things ...

 

what about something like this, Infinity Reference 5761a http://www.crutchfield.com/S-U...A#Tab or Phoenix Gold XS6600

 

My turn, first I agree you should move up to the CDA-9856 from the CDE-9852, if for no other reason then the 3 pre-outs.

Second if the Crutchfield link you give for the sub is the one you want, it is not a type E sub, but a type S sub, a 10" DVC 4 ohm 300W/900W sub, so to drive it you will need a min. 300W rms into 2 ohms amp, and as most 4ch. amps are not stable at 2 ohms when bridged, using one 4ch. amp, [in 3ch. mode] to run the front speakers and the sub is not an option.

The Infinity amp you link will work as a high-pass amp to run the front and rear speakers, as long as the speakers you install in the front are no more then 55W continuous.

I would also disconnect the tweeters in the 6x9s, [as they will only mess up the staging and imaging of the system].

If you want to run with just one 4ch. amp, [to run the fronts and sub, using HU power to run the rear speakers] then again, as long as the front speakers you get are no more then 55W it will work, but you will have to change the sub to a SVC 4ohm 100W continuous sub, as the amp you link will only make 107W rms into 4 ohms when two of the channels are bridged.

If you want to use the sub you link you will need a 300W into 2 ohms mono block sub amp to drive it properly. 94

 

thanks soo much, i finally got it all figured out ... fcm