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crutchfield's got the infinity Reference 6010CS components on sale for $100 a set. i just ordered a set for myself. i've got a 50x2 RMS amp for them.

 
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^^link??

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what about the 6x9's in option C? Like the amp is 40rms, and the 6x9's are 100rms...

 
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thats good enough, around 1/2 their max is still okay. you could get a slightly more powerful amp if you want.

 
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but i would have to try to find one that has less than 60w(rms) x 4 because of the Infinity 6022i 6.5 2-Way Speakers = 60w(rms) x 2. Wouldn't they be overpowered?

 
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yeah. mrp-f250?

 
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Awesome guide! I am new here but see I am in the right place. Thanks!

 
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So what happens if speakers are overpowered? I have an amp sending 60 rms, but the new speakers I'm looking at have a rms range of 20 - 50 rms. Am I more likely to blow the new speakers>?

 
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Nope. Just turn the gain down on the amp you're using to run them.

 
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ya the key is you dont want the speakers to distort from too much power. so turn the gain way down and adjust up. if it starts thumping and sounding crappy, turn it down.

 
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you can get distortion much easier from underpowering the speakers too. that's even more likely to blow the speakers (damage wise, not smoke and stuff) than too much power.

 
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ya thats true i forgot, i assumed for him it would be overpowered through most of the settings.

 
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yeah, i hear ya. it's like you said though, the key is to not push it to distortion. as long as it's not distorting, it's not going to be damaged.

 
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hey gearbox, how do you use dynaXorb? Am i suppose to cut up the 6x6 square and put it behind the door panel that the speaker is mounted to?

 
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ya i cut mine in half and put one piece above the crash bar and one below. better than nothing. i used superglue and my whole front door install was done in 10F weather with a heatgun lol so idk if they are even stuck there anymore. not much else you can do with the limited space to work with.

 
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Would you say its still worth having? or would normal sound deadening suffice?

 
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its not needed, you can always use something else. but i wouldnt just do the sound deadening or it will reflect sound waves around and mess it up even worse. you need to put some sort of accoustic foam. you can put deadening, but make sure the top layer is a type of cell foam to absorb the sound. partsexpress.com also sells deflex power pads but im not sure if they will fit behind the speaker.

 
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bump if anyone has 1 inch spacers on their speaker and the panel wont go back on, you can cut off the hollow plastic ring that is molded to the back of the door panel speaker "grill" to get more space. i just did this and now they clipped back in no problem.

 
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i did that as well. i dremeled it out.

 
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hey man PM me your SN

 
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sn? whats that lol. i dont use messengers anymore. just pm me if you have questions.

 
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yeah, AIM is sooooo 2001!

 
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also im not sure if i mentioned this, but you should also definately upgrade your receiver power and ground wires. the stock harness is way too small and also not properly grounded. you want to run a thicker power wire from the deck directly to the battery (the yellow power wire, not the red ignition signal wire). then run a thicker ground wire from the deck to a good chassis ground (no painted surface). i only am running tweeters off the deck power, and after i did this mod, i had to turn the treble down 1dB cause it was too loud lol.

 
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okay i discovered that tonight my passenger speaker finally went dead. its been crackling for the past month and it hasnt sounded the same since. I ended up having to remove both door panels and completely rewire the speaker connections due to those stupid pnp connectors that all the metal was corroded to the point of no connection. i just chopped them off and wound the wire a few times around each terminal directly. then put some e-tape on them and threw it back together. sound is awesome again, what a big difference one speaker can make! keep those connections clean! im betting the water and humidity finally did away with it. but hey 6 yrs later im still on my original infinity speakers and amp, now thats quality. and they still sound great.

 
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yah, when i wired my kappa perfects in, i ran new speaker wires directly to my amp cause the stock ones are so small. didn't think about the power/ground wires though. probably going to upgrade that now, now that you mentioned it.