amplifier

hunker7 · 20-03-13, 09:01 PM

Hi. I am really stupid when it comes to car audio, so I am about to buy front speakers (16cm) for my C4 Audi and also run Suboofer (Sony Xplod 12-Inch) at the back. Speakers are 240w max (120rms) and sub is 1200W (300rms i think). I am thinking about not running rear speakers at all, or leave original and run from unit.(any opinions on this?)
Can anyone suggest good, affordable(I know it doesn't work together) amp?

Speakers : http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5147487.htm

Thanks

Audisimon · 03-04-13, 10:08 PM

If you want to have front speakers and a sub on a amp you will need a four channel amp and a head unit with at least two preouts. Don't get sucked in to watts mean power, you are looking for frequency ranges and crossovers which will bring the sound together.
More than happy to advise more if you want??

hunker7 · 04-04-13, 04:28 PM

Cheers mate. I came across this http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/gro-...gzia4115-.html

Audisimon · 04-04-13, 06:57 PM

Might be just the job if you are on a budget but if you can I would try and buy the best you can.
My old Audi 200 I was running old school Infinity speakers and a Soundstream amp.
The last install I did was on a barn door splity and that was full of JL Audio which sounded good.
It's all down to taste, some like all bass and others are into all top end.

If you can afford something a bit more then go for it. Get good speaker cable, power leads and RCA cables.
Don't forget if you buy crap and there is interference it will be amplified by the time it comes out the speaker.

hunker7 · 04-04-13, 07:02 PM

I am on budget tbh, been putting too much into my old cow

My subwoofer isn't high end, nor are the speakers, so correct me if I'm wrong, no point of getting £250 amp.

I am after a decent set

Ben · 04-04-13, 09:49 PM

Unless you spend lots on decent gear and setting it up right, it's generally pot luck inside a car with sound absorbing seats and reflective windows. In my B3 saloon I had a sub in the boot and added tweeters to the front and kept the stock speakers. It sounded crisp with a mellow bass end, the same setup in my B4 Avant is quite flat but with a thuddy bass end. My Passats standard system has awful, boxy bass.

Keep the good stuff for your living room

Audisimon · 04-04-13, 09:52 PM

No point at all mate, if you are on a budget then go for it and enjoy

If like me it grips you, once you start then you might not be able to stop

The first thing I had was a 3D Super Woofer in the back of my beetle running off the battery under the seat.

hunker7 · 04-04-13, 09:52 PM

I am not saying speakers are bad in my C4, better then in my dad's '01 plate Octavia. But I want something a bit better, so decent speakers with sub should do. I am making 'spare wheel well sub enclosure' for subwoofer.

hunker7 · 04-04-13, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audisimon

No point at all mate, if you are on a budget then go for it and enjoy

If like me it grips you, once you start then you might not be able to stop

The first thing I had was a 3D Super Woofer in the back of my beetle running off the battery under the seat.

Yes, you will always find something to do. But we should bare in mind, they will never be as new

Audisimon · 04-04-13, 09:56 PM

Keep the good stuff for your living room

That's how I really got into it, having sounds inside and then wanting it in the car. That's why the Super Woofer ended up on the back seat.
Then I spent thousands in doors...... And then thousands in the cars

04-04-13, 04:28 PM	#3
hunker7 Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Leeds, London Posts: 449	Cheers mate. I came across this http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/gro-...gzia4115-.html __________________ '93 Audi 100 Avant - R.I.P '92 Audi UrS4 Avant - SOLD '93 Audi UrS4 Avant '05 Audi A8 D3 4.2 V8 - LPG

04-04-13, 07:02 PM	#5
hunker7 Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Leeds, London Posts: 449	I am on budget tbh, been putting too much into my old cow My subwoofer isn't high end, nor are the speakers, so correct me if I'm wrong, no point of getting £250 amp. I am after a decent set __________________ '93 Audi 100 Avant - R.I.P '92 Audi UrS4 Avant - SOLD '93 Audi UrS4 Avant '05 Audi A8 D3 4.2 V8 - LPG

04-04-13, 09:49 PM	#6
Ben 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stockport Posts: 2,348	Unless you spend lots on decent gear and setting it up right, it's generally pot luck inside a car with sound absorbing seats and reflective windows. In my B3 saloon I had a sub in the boot and added tweeters to the front and kept the stock speakers. It sounded crisp with a mellow bass end, the same setup in my B4 Avant is quite flat but with a thuddy bass end. My Passats standard system has awful, boxy bass. Keep the good stuff for your living room __________________ 1992 80 quattro 20vt

04-04-13, 09:52 PM	#8
hunker7 Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Leeds, London Posts: 449	I am not saying speakers are bad in my C4, better then in my dad's '01 plate Octavia. But I want something a bit better, so decent speakers with sub should do. I am making 'spare wheel well sub enclosure' for subwoofer. __________________ '93 Audi 100 Avant - R.I.P '92 Audi UrS4 Avant - SOLD '93 Audi UrS4 Avant '05 Audi A8 D3 4.2 V8 - LPG

03-04-13, 10:08 PM	#2
Audisimon Grown up member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Taunton, Summerset Posts: 183	If you want to have front speakers and a sub on a amp you will need a four channel amp and a head unit with at least two preouts. Don't get sucked in to watts mean power, you are looking for frequency ranges and crossovers which will bring the sound together. More than happy to advise more if you want??

04-04-13, 06:57 PM	#4
Audisimon Grown up member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Taunton, Summerset Posts: 183	Might be just the job if you are on a budget but if you can I would try and buy the best you can. My old Audi 200 I was running old school Infinity speakers and a Soundstream amp. The last install I did was on a barn door splity and that was full of JL Audio which sounded good. It's all down to taste, some like all bass and others are into all top end. If you can afford something a bit more then go for it. Get good speaker cable, power leads and RCA cables. Don't forget if you buy crap and there is interference it will be amplified by the time it comes out the speaker.

04-04-13, 09:56 PM	#10
Audisimon Grown up member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Taunton, Summerset Posts: 183	Keep the good stuff for your living room That's how I really got into it, having sounds inside and then wanting it in the car. That's why the Super Woofer ended up on the back seat. Then I spent thousands in doors...... And then thousands in the cars