Need advice (audio)

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Yeah... I got the $400 Kenwood deck on eBay for just over $200 brand new and the iPod interface was also about half price.

I am hoping that replacing the stock amp with something better will give me some additional improvement. I am sort of frustrated right now trying to dial things in and am also getting more distortion than I expected after the upgrade.

As for keeping the Porsche look...I struggle with that as well, but really love the modern look of this new deck.

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[bigislandboxster]

Yikes!
160 watts pushing stock Porsche speakers???

Unless you keep the volume way low, you'll surely blow those babies.....I doubt the stock speakers can handle more than 40 w rms.....

My advice......Pull back on all those amps, improve the stock speakers, and get yourself 1 6 channel amp or 2 multi channel amps to handle things. Will be cheaper and more efficent, and will still sound a lot better in the long run.

[threpwood]

Originally Posted by bigislandboxster

Yikes!
160 watts pushing stock Porsche speakers???

Unless you keep the volume way low, you'll surely blow those babies.....I doubt the stock speakers can handle more than 40 w rms.....

My advice......Pull back on all those amps, improve the stock speakers, and get yourself 1 6 channel amp or 2 multi channel amps to handle things. Will be cheaper and more efficent, and will still sound a lot better in the long run.

Well... the rear speaker is not stock and can handle the amp I would think. I agree that the doors and front speakers may blow at some point LOL. I guess I'll have to start finding replacement 5'' and 4'' speakers soon.

I've just enlisted the boxs for a car show this December so I'm just gonna go with the amp. With all the $ spent, at least I should make it worthwhile.