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OFcorsa
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3rd Dec 03 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have a alpine head unit, and at the mo i ahve the original corsa b front speakers.

I ahve recently had delivered sum infinty 655cs front components and i want to get the best out of them. what do i need to do.

Tomas always suggests sound deadening and i think this is agood idea but i need more info on it.also is it best to amp them or run them off the HU?
and i need to get the astramax van adapter for the speakers dont i??
any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Edited on 03-12-2003 by OFcorsa]
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defo amp them, if u want good sound quality, go for a genesis p2 amp, or a dls amp.


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OFcorsa
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http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/default.php?cPath=12_13&&received_mfg=0:27+&osCsid=1adbb93a4b2eed2688b05e5c779348db

is the amp is was looking at but my speakers are
Infinity Reference 655cs
85 Watt RMS/255 Watt Peak, 2 Way System, 6.5" IM PP Mid, 1" Silk Dome Tweeter, Outboard Passive Crossover.

so is it the RMS i want to try and match?

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yes always match the impedance and RMS to your speakers.
OFcorsa
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cheers guys....so the amp above would not match the speakers, am i right?
IntaCepta
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think u should try and get something over 75RMS. for the speakers.

i got the same speakers, and running them at 75rms, but at very low gains.

i need to sound deaden my car during xmas, before i up the gain.
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cheers. inta. xhale, has found me a amp (PG) which is above 75RMS as he said basically what you said, amps about 250.

How are you finding your speakers. are they any good?
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yup they are alrite, might have to take a while to fit them in, everytime i wind my windows it won't fully go down due to the big magnet..

I probably got the same amp as urs.
phoenix gold XS4600 4x75RMS?

 
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