will these speakers sound decent if they are not amplified? my car does not have a built in amp and my current amp is maxed out.
1398732
Had them hooked up to my 2001 Malibu, which had no built-in amp, and they sounded great for me. Got nice and loud, while staying clear and crisp. My personal opinion, though.
1398733
Yeah actually I didn't have an amp at the time just keep them from distorting you know turning up load I have an who's system now with four of them two in the stock 6:9 hole I'm my back window and two in separate individual boxes and they light up the backseats .
1398734
They will sound pretty decent, I never had a problem with distortion or static with mine and I don't have an amp on them. They put out pretty good bass for the price. I have had them for almost 2 years now with no issues.
1398735
I cannot answer that question. mine are wired directly to a four channel amp. all I can say is without an amp they will not put out as much. they will probably sound like your stock setup. get a separate amp for them. mine has the boss audio 4-channel 400 watt amp. cost me $40
1398736
Yep! :) They sound much better than stock!They can get really loud with a good amp though.
1917575
Yes you can but it would sound better if using an amp. They will still work however. =)
94669
well, it's really hard to say. i never heard of these speakers until now. i reviewed them on youtube and i'm ipressed. how they will sound with this amp is a mistery to me. but, try to find info on-line of people who use these speakers for music. sorry i can't help anymore than that. happy hunting. but, if these speakers are amplified i would'nt recommended it. you'll probably blow them. thanks...aj..
886340
You dont, but definitely sounds better with a clean 50 watt or high per channel amp.I have them in 2 cars one right off the head unit and the other off an alpine 4 X 50 watt amp.
2089875
Greg think but it's not the amp it's the box that really makes or break these speakers for me. I have been doing a few different. I put them in a car sub box and they sounded ok with a 300 watt amp but I think a 600 watt amp would be ok as well bit if I had a 600 watt amp I would let you know for sure what they sounded like. They are good speakers for the price I just know yet if I would recommend them to any one. I put subs and amps in people's car as a side job and I still haven't even told anyone I have them yet because I'm not satisfied yet.
1234022
I didn't purchase the 6x9's. The speakers I purchased were only replacements for 13yr old blown out factory speakers in my old p/u truck. I'm not much of a car audio expert but if you're driving 2 amplified subs without any "speaker" amplification, you're missing out on a lot of sound. Amping your speakers will not give much more bass but will really make a difference in your overall sound quality. I for one don't care how good a system sounds outside of a vehicle cabin. It's all about the inside for me. As far as an amp, stick with your well known names. You'll pay a little more but low noise values and amp efficiency all equate better sound at the speaker as well as a long life.
252236
I think they would sound awesome with a tube amp, the speakers produce 92db with 1 watt of sound. That and tube amps have better bass response than semiconductor amps.
886341
You dont, but definitely sounds better with a clean 50 watt or high per channel amp. I have them in 2 cars one right off the head unit and the other off an alpine 4 X 50 watt amp.
2167550
I have these speakers in my car without an amp and an amp wired separately to my subwoofer. Each run perfectly fine. Speakers won't have as powerful bass without the amp, but with 2 subs all the speakers should be handling is the mids and highs anyway.
1231954
I believe factory system are 4ohm these would sound ok not much bass but they are 2ohm speakers... check Crutchfield for specs on your car then compare pricing through sites and go from there...
1898241
I have these wired directly to my Kenwood head unit. They sound fine, but I think an amp would make them even better, and I plan on adding one in the spring.
1222471
No, they will work without an amp. Yes, for them to work at peak performance. Really depends on your standards of sound quality. Mine sound fine without an amp.
2124456
I do run these with no external amp in a convertibke. My head unit has 45w per channel rms. The speakers sound loud enough to listen with the top down at highway speeds. They also sound clear and balanced when the top is up. You may want to add a sub for a deeper bass.
419456
You can run them from the factory head unit if that is what you are asking. Of course $250 of external amps would make them sound better.
2081030
They will sound good with a aftermarket stereo. But an amp will give it more power and neater sound.
1253917
You will need to run the speakers using an external amplifier. I use an AudioSource Amp 100 and it sounds good.
144274
I concur with the others on this question. You do need an amplifier for these speakers.