will these sound good with a nice aftermarket stereo? or do i need an amp to run these?
2081030
They will sound good with a aftermarket stereo. But an amp will give it more power and neater sound.
2081031
these do sound good with or with out an amp the picture does not do these justice the magnets are huge i love the ones i have
2081032
I have never ran these on a radio by itself .They do require a amp at least of 100 waats rms
2081033
I had these running off my headunit when I first got them. They were loud and clear off my pioneer headunit. You might have to tweak the settings on the headunit itself, but you will be good. Now I have 4 of them running off an amp, they get loud.
613616
Just my 02 since I have them. Mine are hooked up to a low power amp. 45wpc if I remember right. That sound good but do not produce a lot of bass. I'm thinking without an amp they would produce even less bass. Hopefully someone has tried them without an amp. The good point on these is I'm hearing far more detail in the music than I ever heard from 2 way and 3 way all in one speakers. I would recommend them even without an amp for that reason. I have the tweeters mounted on the plastic cover behind the side mirrors. It's easier when you keep the wiring within the doors.
2146992
I run these with my existing wire harness in the doors, powered by my Pioneer deck and they sound great. I don't believe an amp for a set at this price would be necessary. I have had these for a little under a year now I think.
2017376
I'm not sure exactly how they would sound when powered with a 4 channel amp. My deck supposedly powers 804 channel. It sounds great and I can say the bass doesn't bog or sound overly boomy. It just gives out a nice clear sound.
2007710
technically no but all buys aftermarket speakers and not put an amp on them. it just makes it sound a lot better. i was in the same boat. bought these and 6.5's for the door they sounded a alright but after I put an amp it mKe them sound a lot better. you can go with a alpine 4 ch amp. 300 watt would be great
1898238
After market stereo will be enough to run these. However you should look to other sparks with higher amps..these went bad after 2 months.
1932529
Seriously, you want alpine S series for that. They are cheap, and at low power, they sound amazing. These would need tweeters, and a bit more power than a head unit is going to put out.
107623
im not for shure not much though. they come with spacer plates and are a little bit bigger in diameter than the standard 5 1/4. im playing them on a 480 watt 4 channel amp and they are still clean sounding after a year. they also played fine on the head unit with out a amp. i would recomend to any one wanting crisp sound. look on rockfords website to be sure
1573551
They do not come with an amplifier, just a crossover. So, you could power them from your factory radio, aftermarket radio, or a separate amplifier.
813898
I did not need an amp for these units. I am using an pioneer avic navi unit. Any upgraded stereo unit has more than enough power to run these and still sound good
1898239
No u do not need an amp BUT they would sound sooooooo much better with an amp... I have 2 pairs of these speakers hooked to a Punch PBR 300 amp & they sound incredible !!!
1290730
your factory radio should be plenty of power to run these. i have 2 fords a 2013 f150 and a 2007 f250 and i dont need an amp to run them. they sound great with out it. i do have a subwoofer in both trucks with amps for just the subs.and it sounds fine.
769351
I do not have an amplifier in my jeep wrangler and I think they still sound great. It's a matter of choice but I love the way they sound.
522089
Of course they will work, but how well they sound is subjective. I am pretty impressed with these on a factory head unit. An aftermarket unit will provide better sound quality and higher wattage, therefore, in my opinion, they would work even better. An amplifier would certainly take these speakers to yet another level.
560458
It all depends on if you are using an amplifier remember they are rated @ 360watt's so you need some power to drive them, if your stereo put's out 4x50 they sound good but you will get better sound if you put 300 watt's per channel and don't forget a sub to complete your system for full enjoyment.
1991000
KPC, definitely get an amp. If you're not going to amp these speakers don't get them. With an amp they'll put out boat loads of lows and highs. So much that I disconnected my pillar tweeters. I installed them on a 2013 F150 super crew and they're amazing. I have no regrets installing them. You can always go back and add pillar tweeters, but I don't think you'll need them. Thanks, Jeff.
266937
I run them off my head unit, use the included crossover so do not use your amp or head unit cut off, I run this with infinity natchingg 6x9 in back and old 10"jl sub, if I turn off the sub it sounds great! And again this running off a Kenwood head unit just mid range not even high end unit.