I have a small (albeit pretty new) eco car, should I get this if I expect to be pushing 240w max to the speakers? And should I worry about my alt.?
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I would just to be sure. I bought one for my son to ensure that the amp and sub would not kill the alternator and battery. To this far he has nothad any issues . More of a insurance purchase.
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If it is a 240 watt amp you could get by with .5 farad cap and possibly save money. The rule of thumb is 1 farad per 1000 watts. This model would be overkill. The price is really good though. If it is the same price as a .5-1 farad I would always error on the "more is better" side. A cap will help take the strain of big dynamic transients off your alternator (lights dimming on big bass drops, etc.).
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No,you really Dnt nd one if your only pushing 240 watts; that's not enough to drain alternator
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Umm Look at nominal wattage and max wattage allowed by this type of woofer. your Amp wattage should be in between nominal and max.. I installed this woofer in two diff vehicles. I hooked up my amp-woofer via bridgable. One amp was a Pioneer 720 watt amp. ($55-65) And the other was a Boss 600 watt amp. ($50-60) Both perform well. See if you can find little more wattage for less money based on researching online. More power to the woofer the better, but you know, with common sense, your not going to turn it all the way up maxxxx..
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It's not too much, in my opinion, i think it will be perfect. You could connect ONE of these or have TWO 750.1 amplifiers, but i think it will take too much wiring. Just remember that speakers need their proper box (i would suggest a BIG vented box) and that they also need to be properly connected. And for the amp, just remember not to set the gain all high, but at least 3/4 of the way, make sure you also have a big fared capacitor (you don't want to drain out the car battery) or a second battery, and also make sure it has the proper gauge wires (for the battery, ground, and as well for the speakers) and a fuse. Thanks
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Every car and install is different so its hard to say. Is there under seat heating vent? These reun hot but there suppose too just make sure it has good air circulation around it. 85 watt per ch is there output. Set your gains properly, amp is powerful and very clean. I have it running 4 RF P683s and they sound great, but i also sound deadened the install properly to get the max performance out of the speakers.Good luck, i hoped this help
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6 watts of sound. For only 6 watts, it makes the most of them. I've seen this compared to the EcoEXBT. Yes, that speaker's sound is much louder, but I can't pleasurably listen to that speaker's sound for more than one song, the balance is way to high on the mids and highs. This speaker has a nice passive rear speaker that helps round out the sound quite nicely.
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I really don't believe you're going to notice the 25 watts - spread that savings to the speakers or other components. I have this S500 and it rocks good - especially with Pure Direct.
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I dont know what you people are pushing with a BOSS AMP, and I see people saying use a capacitor its pulling too much power, breaking windows, but I see them using BOSS SUBS, and DUAL SUBS, were talking all cheap products people and CLASS D SHOULD NOT DIM YOUR LIGHTS OR DRAIN YOUR BATTERY, and its of course no where near 4000 watts, its a couple hundred watts. Get a DIGITAL ALPINE SUB AMP and your system will sound CLEAN, LOUD and your LIGHTS WILL NOT DIM OR KILL YOUR ALTERNATOR or catch your car on fire LOL
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From brief research i see the camry takes 6x9, these speakers are pretty shallow , sound amazing and great bass too.. the nav system shouldnt effect the speaker install even if you have amps in the car these are rated to handle power.. id say shoot for them cause i have no regrets
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As has already been said, your receiver is set up for 2 "sets" or pairs of front and rear speakers, so 2 pairs of these using existing speaker outs should be just fine, and better than stock for sure. I made a cooler speaker box with one pair to be run off my car's 320W RMS amp, and it sounds AWESOME!
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run it clean,no gain it will sound great. if you use the gain ,its all you will need..it has plenty of gain
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These sound better than the factory speakers they replaced, however, I do believe they will shine when driven at higher power. The head unit I am using is 52 watts peak.
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My speakers are rated at 125W and I have not had any issues. Even at fairly high volume my speakers sound great. Higher power generally equates to better sound and less distortion so you are probably less likely to "blow up" your speakers with this receiver.
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I used this for two 10s then my rear 6x9s. The 1600 watts isn't true power you can get maybe 400W, but mostly 300 depending on how you wire stuff. It did make a nice little thump with the 10s in a custom box but i would go Audiobahn or Rockford since they are way cheaper these days.Look at the Audiobahn A8002M 2200W 2 Channel Class A/B Intake Series, little more price wise but you'll get at least 1000w true and its way better built. It used to be in the $300 to $400 range for this quality. If you really want power gonna have to spend at least $300 so that your not just blurting out noise but the above is for quality with a nice bump or rock music. I used this for two 10s then my rear 6x9s. The 1600 watts isn't true power you can get maybe 400W, but mostly 300 depending on how you wire stuff. It did make a nice little thump with the 10s in a custom box but i would go Audiobahn or Rockford since they are way cheaper these days.Look at the Audiobahn A8002M 2200W 2 Channel Class A/B Intake Series, little more price wise but you'll get at least 1000w true and its way better built. It used to be in the $300 to $400 range for this quality. If you really want power gonna have to spend at least $300 so that your not just blurting out noise... » Read More I used this for two 10s then my rear 6x9s. The 1600 watts isn't true power you can get maybe 400W, but mostly 300 depending on how you wire stuff. It did make a nice little thump with the 10s in a custom box but i would go Audiobahn or Rockford since they are way cheaper these days.Look at the Audiobahn A8002M 2200W 2 Channel Class A/B Intake Series, little more price wise but you'll get at least 1000w true and its way better built. It used to be in the $300 to $400 range for this quality. If you really want power gonna have to spend at least $300 so that your not just blurting out noise but the above is for quality with a nice bump or rock music. « Show Less
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I'm not an expert, but I went off of the 175W per channel rating when I bought this. The speakers I got were Polk Audio TSi 400's that are capable of taking 200W of power so I knew that the receiver couldn't overpower the speakers if I cranked it up.
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You should be fine, but just to be on the safe side, look on the back of the amplifier or in the owner's manual to see if there is a specific warning not to drive speakers with less that an 8-ohm load. Since it's a good-quality amp, there shouldn't be a warning of that sort. As a further check, see if the manual quotes a power rating into 4 or 6 ohms. It probably will (and it will be a higher number), which means your unit has the reserve current to safely drive a lower impedance speaker. Hope this works out because -- having lived with these speakers for more than a year -- I continue to be impressed by their clarity and the width of the sonic field they are able to project. You should be fine, but just to be on the safe side, look on the back of the amplifier or in the owner's manual to see if there is a specific warning not to drive speakers with less that an 8-ohm load. Since it's a good-quality amp, there shouldn't be a warning of that sort. As a further check, see if the manual quotes a power rating into 4 or 6 ohms. It probably will (and it will be a higher number), which means your unit has the reserve current to safely drive a lower impedance speaker. Hope this works out because -- having lived with these speakers for more than a year -- I continue to... » Read More You should be fine, but just to be on the safe side, look on the back of the amplifier or in the owner's manual to see if there is a specific warning not to drive speakers with less that an 8-ohm load. Since it's a good-quality amp, there shouldn't be a warning of that sort. As a further check, see if the manual quotes a power rating into 4 or 6 ohms. It probably will (and it will be a higher number), which means your unit has the reserve current to safely drive a lower impedance speaker. Hope this works out because -- having lived with these speakers for more than a year -- I continue to be impressed by their clarity and the width of the sonic field they are able to project. « Show Less
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first of all you must understand that the 1400 watt rating is absolutely not a true rating for the amp and it's probably more in the range of 375 watts RMS. the planet audio amp which is rated at 2200 watts is actually about 550 watt RMS. good clean undistorted power will not hurt a driver at all unless a driver is driven so that it over excursus.distortion and abuse from over driving a speaker is what damages both speaker driver and amplifier too much power is typically never a problem as long as the power is clean. again I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the planet audio amplifier it is just superb I do not think you could buy anything much better. first of all you must understand that the 1400 watt rating is absolutely not a true rating for the amp and it's probably more in the range of 375 watts RMS. the planet audio amp which is rated at 2200 watts is actually about 550 watt RMS. good clean undistorted power will not hurt a driver at all unless a driver is driven so that it over excursus.distortion and abuse from over driving a speaker is what damages both speaker driver and amplifier too much power is typically never a problem as long as the power is clean. again I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the planet audio amplifier... » Read More first of all you must understand that the 1400 watt rating is absolutely not a true rating for the amp and it's probably more in the range of 375 watts RMS. the planet audio amp which is rated at 2200 watts is actually about 550 watt RMS. good clean undistorted power will not hurt a driver at all unless a driver is driven so that it over excursus.distortion and abuse from over driving a speaker is what damages both speaker driver and amplifier too much power is typically never a problem as long as the power is clean. again I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the planet audio amplifier it is just superb I do not think you could buy anything much better. « Show Less
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Craig, thanks for your response. I asked a salesperson at an electronics store and he says that the 165W is probably referring to the power consumption not the total power and that would be typical for a 290W sub. What ate your settings showing in S. cal. and ind. speaker settings, if you don't mind sharing?