How many watts should my in-dash stereo have?
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I'm getting a new in-dash unit so I can plug my ipod into it.
My car already had a infinity sound system installed when I bought it, I was wondering if I add 2 subs to it, will I need a more powerful in-dash unit or can I add an amp and then it doesn't matter how powerful the indash is?
The ones I'm looking at are 200 and 320 watts. Is that enough for a sound system without subs?
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My car already had a infinity sound system installed when I bought it, I was wondering if I add 2 subs to it, will I need a more powerful in-dash unit or can I add an amp and then it doesn't matter how powerful the indash is?
The ones I'm looking at are 200 and 320 watts. Is that enough for a sound system without subs?
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you must have a dedicated amp if you add subs. no stereo in the world will supply the needed power. most are only 18-22w per channel and barely enough to drive regular speakers.
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you can adjust the output of your subs to be level with the sound from your regular speakers. all amps have a gain on them.
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buy an amp. Without one, your speakers will distort when you turn them up. Adding an amp gives you much more clarity.
subs will require a different amp altogether
subs will require a different amp altogether
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yeah just pick up a Mono block or a 2 channel amp with say 300 - 600 watts of RMS power and your set. Alpine made a 50W RMS x 4 head unit back in 2004 but it required you to still run a 4awg wire to the battery.. waste of time.
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prob 10-15 watts RMS, most aftermarket radio's will give you 20-25watts RMS. but more importantly you will have a more adjustable EQ curve so you can "tune" your sound
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pioneer is usually pretty good. although i now have a DEH-X8500BH and it seems to skip a lot with the bluetooth. But I have an old iphone 4 so I think that's to blame. Whenever the phone makes noise (i.e. text message, lock button noise, etc) the BT drops for a few seconds. Other then that it's a great radio.
I would also be cautious of the cheaper flip-out dash units. I used to work in a car audio a best buy many years ago and the cheaper ones always seemed to break after 2-3 years. Only ones that seemed to last were the nicer pioneer or alpine units.
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pioneer is usually pretty good. although i now have a DEH-X8500BH and it seems to skip a lot with the bluetooth. But I have an old iphone 4 so I think that's to blame. Whenever the phone makes noise (i.e. text message, lock button noise, etc) the BT drops for a few seconds. Other then that it's a great radio.
I would also be cautious of the cheaper flip-out dash units. I used to work in a car audio a best buy many years ago and the cheaper ones always seemed to break after 2-3 years. Only ones that seemed to last were the nicer pioneer or alpine units.
I would also be cautious of the cheaper flip-out dash units. I used to work in a car audio a best buy many years ago and the cheaper ones always seemed to break after 2-3 years. Only ones that seemed to last were the nicer pioneer or alpine units.
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