will these speaker perform well with just the power from a head unit or do they require an external amplifier. I have Golf cart with only head unit
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.
1932530
You really need an amp, these speakers are very loud since they are for competitions, I would recommend you getting some marine speakers.
1932531
you will need an amplifier to drive these... but they are amazing when you do.
1932532
This totally depends on the wattage output of the head unit itself. Is this the stock head (either standard or factory upgrade) or aftermarket? If it's an aftermarket head, then it will probably push the these speakers fine (which is how we are running ours in a Miata). If from the factory, you'll need to find out what the output actually is and check this against what these speakers need to work acceptably; this information is no doubt available online, but a dealer should also be able to easily look this up.
1932533
I have them with my head unit for now and they sound grate soon ill put them with an external amplifier.my head is 50x4 hope my answer helped you
1932534
These speakers have pretty high sensitivity (93.5dB) and will perform really well even if you don't have an external amplifier. I have four of those installed in two of my cars and really like them, they are loud and clear.
1477967
I have a aftermarket 4x 55w stereo deck and they power them very good. With good wiring they well sounds great. You do need to have the bass turned down just a little and they will sounds like a hundred dollar speaker. I recommend these speakers.
20430
Unfortunately, no. These really need an amp to drive them. They just won't sound right without. You need something made for wattages similar to what your head unit can deliver.
1648690
These are passive speakers. They do not have a built in amplifier. You will need a outside amplifier. I am using an older pioneer stereo amplifier to power the speakers.
1157929
These speakers are power hungry, I would not recommend running them without an amp, I fear you would be disappointed. The also sound a lot better in a sealed box. I had them mounted in my electra glide, and since the speakers are not air tight they did not sound nearly as impressive as in my boat in a sealed box.
1638842
I believe they are the most efficient car speakers made. I run mine without an amp. Why don't you try this first? You can always add an amp later.
881164
No you will need a separate amp. I bought an inexpensive Pioneer that pushes 150 watts per channel and these speakers sound true and rich.
1142324
These speakers are not self powered. You will need an amp of some kind to power them. They are good speakers for the price. I like mine.
1545696
No they're passive - no onboard amplification, so you'll need a receiver or pre/power amp combo to drive them. The BIC Acoustech's are very efficient and need maybe only 10 watts per channel to power them.
1937143
Yes. .....you will need a power amplifier. ...they are not powered speakers.
1828511
You don't need an amp, but you should check to see if your current speakers are 6" x9". If they aren't, then these will not fit without extensive modification to your car.
675936
These are great speakers. I am using them with my home Stereo. so they would need an amp.
1698657
These are standard 500 watt 8 ohm PA speakers. You will need an external amplifier to use them. These are not powered. I have had really good luck with these speakers.
1654253
In my opinion you do not need an amp for these speakers. I think most of these speakers are supposed to be for a radio output of 50 watts per speakers so that match the typical radio. But, I will have to let you know that I do not really like these speakers for my car. I finally realized that my original speakers in my car had no tweeters; therefore, when I replaced them with tweeter it sounded to high pitch and not enough base. I bought some speakers at "speaker city" in burbank, which have given me the best sound, and they only cost $25 each. Good luck
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.
1185441
They do require an amplifier. Whether they would work with a Bose amp depends on the amp - is it only designed to work with Bose speakers or can it work with other speakers as well? The key spec is usually the amp's rating to work with speakers within a certain impedance range (e.g. 8 ohms). Also check the wattage ratings - you don't want a wide mismatch between the amp and speakers. Too strong an amp can blow the speakers at high volumes. Too weak an amp will lead to poor sound.
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Yes otherwise you will not get the best of them. They are big speakers and need extra power. I have an amplifier on my boat but not sure how big it is. I have the smaller speakers not connected to the amp and works well this way but will be also connecting them to the amp.