I am hoping to use these to replace the stock front speakers in my wrangler I have an alpine cda-9886 will I need an amp or can I just wire them in?
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You can just wire them in but I would suggest buying the next size bigger. For me, I had to fabricate extensions onto the speakers otherwise the speakers fall thru the opening. Larger speakers should also push more sound, these are kind of weak for the application and considering how low the speakers are in reference to the overhead speakers. Good luck! I did buy a low profile subwoofer with built in amp to add to the bass. Sounds much better with the sub.
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According to the stats, your alpine has a built in amp of 18w RMS / 50w peak per speaker. My head unit: Aiwa CDC-X227 has 22 w RMS/45 peak. I am running these in the back and 6'' round Polk db's in the front strait off my head unit and have had no distortion up to uncomfortable listening levels. These are 4'' round speakers so as long as you are not expecting these to "thump" *, you should have no problem running these without an additional amp. (*note: I'm not saying they don't have good bass, but they are not very big either)
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i saw in the reviews that i read before buying these that a lot of people with different kinds of jeeps bought them for replacement. i bought them for my 06 GMC sierra and they kick but. i don't have them amplified and also have a 12" sub that puts out great lows. Point is they put out enough spun to be heard over the sub with no power pushed to them. i like them a lot but i also have two 6x9's in the front that put out a lot of sound so i can't say how they would sound alone. i would not expect a whole lot of base from them beings it that are a more high to some mid speaker. i recommend a sub to accompany these. Polk speakers have won me over and i bought some 6.5 door speakers that also sound amazing! i saw in the reviews that i read before buying these that a lot of people with different kinds of jeeps bought them for replacement. i bought them for my 06 GMC sierra and they kick but. i don't have them amplified and also have a 12" sub that puts out great lows. Point is they put out enough spun to be heard over the sub with no power pushed to them. i like them a lot but i also have two 6x9's in the front that put out a lot of sound so i can't say how they would sound alone. i would not expect a whole lot of base from them beings it that are a more high to some mid speaker. i... » Read More i saw in the reviews that i read before buying these that a lot of people with different kinds of jeeps bought them for replacement. i bought them for my 06 GMC sierra and they kick but. i don't have them amplified and also have a 12" sub that puts out great lows. Point is they put out enough spun to be heard over the sub with no power pushed to them. i like them a lot but i also have two 6x9's in the front that put out a lot of sound so i can't say how they would sound alone. i would not expect a whole lot of base from them beings it that are a more high to some mid speaker. i recommend a sub to accompany these. Polk speakers have won me over and i bought some 6.5 door speakers that also sound amazing! « Show Less
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If you hook these to your factory radio, they will be a huge improvement over the factory ones, but if you really want them to shine get an aftermarket amp / head unit.If you are comfortable splicing wires, you should have no problems hooking these up. Just Google the wiring diagram so that you can make sure that you connect the right wires to the correct terminals.
1290729
Instead of an amp I would change your current radio to any modern pioneer. It will provide more than enough juice to these speakers. Cheaper than an amp, easier too, and you get the features of a new radio.
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Depends on if ur cars factory speakers are full range speakers if they arent they will be a decent upgrade. The issue i had with them was that they are not 100 rms and burned them pretty quick with my voice amp. So if you buy them just hook them up to your head unit and u should be ok.
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They seem to do very well with my aftermarket Pioneer AVH-X3500BHS, which is 50w peak. They are installed in the rollbar of a 2011 Wrangler Unlimited, and I have the digital EQ set to max bass, and the Loudness setting to about medium (so that my hard top doesn't rattle). I am not using an amp.
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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.
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Your Alpine unit should plug in direct to the amp. I did not need any additional wiring.
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If im not mistaken a aftermarket/stock radio pre-amp is 45x4 or 50x4 meaning your slightly better from amp than running from headunit. Depending on amp actual power may be less than advertised. it will work but dont expect them to be much louder than stock speakers. i have a 2500 watt 5 channel amp running 100 watts to each to these(and they could have more, but plenty loud with just 100watts) and the rest for subs.Side note when buying amp/ speakers you want the amp rms at least 80% of the speakers peak for best results.
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They are mid level speakers. I think with that system I would use components. I had a 12 Fusion Sport with that system and it was excellent ..I put these on 08 F150 as a door upgrade and dont think they would handle your system.
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I installed them in a 2008 Miata with the entry level sound system. Nice speakers but I need an amplifier to get the most out of them.
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They're 8 ohm impedance speakers. Will work with any receiver or amplifier expecting to see an 8 ohm load.Many 12v amps are looking for a 4 ohm load, which I think is what you're referring to. Some are switchable. You can wire these in parallel to get 4 ohms, but I doubt that would be practical for you, since you'd need to install two pair in order to do it properly. If your amp/receiver is expecting a 4 ohm load don't get these.
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Great choice of speakers. I d say as long as the oem speakers are same size. Then yes. Go for it! ! I'd pull one out n approximately measure old one. Then go from there. One thing to make job easier I'd spend the extra n buy the aftermarket to Oem speakers adapter harnesses. Not that expensive n will be able to leave existing wires uncut. Which is huge plus for later down the road n ya wanna sell vehicle ya can put the old junkers back in.. With out splicing!! Goodluck. Jam on!! Hope this post helps.
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Great choice of speakers. I d say as long as the oem speakers are same size. Then yes. Go for it! !I'd pull one out n approximately measure old one. Then go from there. One thing to make job easier I'd spend the extra n buy the aftermarket to Oem speakers adapter harnesses. Not that expensive n will be able to leave existing wires uncut. Which is huge plus for later down the road n ya wanna sell vehicle ya can put the old junkers back in.. With out splicing!!Goodluck. Jam on!!Hope this post helps.
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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.
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I dont see why not I have all 4 door speakers, + 2 12" running on my single amp. Only issue be carful about the amp over heating. Have good air flow in the space you out your amp.
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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.
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Hi, You can BI-AMP the Front Mains...but you can't Bridge.....If you want more power you can add a more powerful Amp up to 9 channels as it has 9 PRE-OUTS.......so you could use say a 7 Channel 300 Watt per channel amp using the preouts (Or how ever many channels you want 2,4 5 7 whatever.....I have a 300 Watt 2 channel pre-outed to my Front Mains.....but your speakers better be able to handle it and if you BI-AMP (which is different) you Speakers have to be Biampable)...Hope this helps.....