Alex0808

Hey guys I was hoping someone here could really explain how I should set my audio up in my jeep. I recently purchased Infinity reference series speakers and tweeters(came in a kit) with crossovers included. I have the speakers and tweeters hooked up and now I am looking into getting a 10" sub woofer with a whole lot of ***** to it. First of all what type of suggestions do you have for the type of sub woofer I should get?

Secondly my speakers are supposed to be hooked up to a power amp which I have not purchased yet, but as for the type of amp; should I get one with multiple channels?? and if my speakers are maxed at 250watts, and I am planning on a subwoofer with 800 or more watts, what do you guys suggest.

As you can see I'm new to the whole sub woofer and power amp thing.

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maltesechicken

When looking at speakers, ignore the max power rating . . . most companies put the max on there to help customers match up speakers with amps both of which have over-blown ratings to make them look more impressive.

Instead look at the RMS of the speaker. Infinity I'm guessing will be somewhere around 60-90watts RMS, so getting an amp rated at 75 wrms x 2 is your best bet. But if cost is an issue right now, you don't NEED an amp, you can run them off of your head unit . . . but an amp upgrade will make a nice improvement in both quality and quantity of sound.

As for a sub, what kind of Jeep do you have? Is it a convertible? Or regular wagon? Soft-top convertibles take a bit more power to get loud as you lose a lot of cabin gain (cabin gain is the increased volume experienced when there is a "cabin" to keep the sound energy contained)