Originally Posted by 01vic

you might just have gotten some crappy speakers... pioneer doesnt make speakers as well as they make HUs... you might have been better off getting speakers from someone else, like kenwood, infinity, alpine etc

also, you might just have to adjust the different high, mid and bass levels from the HU, i know that when i first got my new component speakers and HU i freaked cuz it sounded horrible but once i got them adujsted right it wasnt bad.... go read your manual and figure out how to adjust them



oh, and i have a pineer HU and kenwood 3 way components...

Originally Posted by James77

I recommended alpine only because it was easy for me to quickly search for prices and specifications. There are many more options out there but like I said befor.... it all depends what you want to pay for it.... but keep in mind that most of the time you get what you pay for.

Polk, Kicker, Infinity, Apline, Rockford, are all decent and will fine with any of them. But again, to power them properly you will want to be putting at least 60 w to them. If you want a 4 channel amp its going to be difficult to find onw with that kind of power in your budget.

A couple of other things I need to know. Are you planning on using the amp to power the front speakers as well, and also, what are the front speakers?

As for not being able to see the H/U in the day I have heard that the angle of the dash makes the H/U hard to see. I am in the process of installking my system but havnt put in the H/U (Alpine) yet so I'm not sure. There is a DIY on moving tit down into the lower part, apparently that helps.

Originally Posted by James77

I have a CDA-9813 I'm really happy with it

Originally Posted by James77

I havn't installed the H/U yet I have a whole lot of deadening to do and running power wires etc .... I'm hoping to get it done this weekend though so I will know more after that.

Originally Posted by Fastone

As for adjusting levels, I just had to sit in my car for 1.5 hour the other day, so I messed with all that options(changed treble,bass) to kill time. There isn't much to adjust, and it didn't help much anyway.
Do you also have Alpine HU ? If yes what model? Are You happy with it ?

Originally Posted by Fastone

I later realised that and edited my post. But you confused me and I kinda got trown with that one. So how come You said that You are really happy with it,if You didn't even installed it yet? Don't mean to be picky or anything...

Originally Posted by dma001

(the angle of our dashes kills most displays in sunlight).

Originally Posted by James77

ok, you are going to want a 4 channel amp then. I'm going to assume they have the same power rating as the rears. With $350 that increases your options alot. If you get a good quality amplifier now you won't need to upgrade it later.

So on Chruchfield here are some options.

Rockford Fosgate Punch P4004 - 50X4 - 239.99 - The power is a bit low but it will do.

Kenwood KAC-8402 - 60x4 - 249.99

Alpine MRP-F450 - 70x4 - 299.99

Infinity Reference 7541a - 111x4 - 299.99

Kicker ZX350.4 - 60x4 - 299.99

You can also check out JL and Soundstream but I think those may be a bit out of your range. What ever you go with I would try and stay close to the 80W RMS range.