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Would one need a 5 channel
Amp to run the to front and rear speakers and a sub off one amp?
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Rears you run off the head unit, fronts and sub off the amp.

4 channel, done.
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Awesome thanks mate :)
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What amp are you running it off? And what head unit do you have?
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FTOATH wrote:What amp are you running it off? And what head unit do you have?
Depending on the speakers... But I would always go 4 channel to run front + rear, and a mono block to run the sub ...
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Head unit is Sony xav-72bt, amp will be the Sony xm-gtx6040 4/3 channel
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Mmkay so get a mono for the sub, I see
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Just my preference... though...

I prefer to be able to tune a sub through its own amp, rather than share one... And, I would rather have rear speakers run through an amp at a lower power then the front, rather then leaving them as un-amped and just rear fill...

Are you running 6X9 in the rear...? If so, you really want to set it up so that they do not drown everything out...
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Yeah I'll have the 6"5 at the front and the 6"9 then just a 8" Sub don't need a huge 12" :P
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Yeah, you will have to be careful the 6x9"s don't over power the sound.. So will have to fade them ...

Only an 8" sub?

I would have thought a 10" ... I had a set of Kenwood HQ 10" subs .. They were the best subs I ever had...
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rock_it wrote:
FTOATH wrote:What amp are you running it off? And what head unit do you have?
Depending on the speakers... But I would always go 4 channel to run front + rear, and a mono block to run the sub ...

Perfect. And rig up a capacitor because they look cool :D
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Awesome as 4 channel and mono it is and a capacitor for coolness, how's Sony go for speakers?
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I would only ever buy soundstream, vibe,focal,Boston acustic,pioneer,alpine,Rockford fosgates. There's a lot of brands I wouldn't buy such as Sony kenwood or kicker. It really comes down to what your ears like. But you may like sony.
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Sony can be OK.. Like anything they have their premium range, and their cheap as sh*t range.. Personally though, I have never bought a Sony Product except a replacement head unit for a car I was selling...

Kenwood use to be great.. Hence the 10" subs I had... I bought them in 1996, and pumped them hard.. Through Rockford subs... And you know what.. They are still around today.. I gave them to a mate... Actually, maybe I will get them back...

Kenwood splits use to be pretty good to at one stage ... But, then they went all cheaply made.. I destroyed that many Kenwood splits with only moderate power (not at their max level) and had so many warranty claims.. To the point where they were going to stop honoring them ... So, I stop using the brand..

Have had good experiences with Cerwin Vega and Polk Audio as well ... But generally, I am an Alpine and Boston Pro man... And still love my Rockfords...
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Pro series of any brand are ok. It depends how much you want to spend. And how far you want to go. I got almost 16 speakers in my fto. Yeah it's great but then you gotta worry about. Plus the weight issue. Then tuning it all for soundoffs. Can be a lot to maintain. But no regrets. And It depends on what your aiming to achieve. Do you want spl or sql?
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I was planning on getting the high end Sony stuff but not so recomended? Gonna sound like a novice SQL or spl? Is what? :P
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It's ok I should have explained it better. http://www.urbandictionary.com/iphone/#define?term=sql
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Ah provly sound quality I don't really plan on having it crazy mental loud So im just after something that sounds nice and won't break on me
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Sony will be fine :D
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FTOATH wrote:Sony will be fine :D
I would still personally recommend pioneer. Pumps harder and has a better bass :)
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