Do I need a bigger amp?

[clickman]

Originally Posted by Starter986

You're pushing 40W per channel. I fiind that underwhelming. Dismiss that Porsche amp.

I'm pushing 100W x 4 (2F/2R) and a 150W powered sub. Splendid.

Thanks for your response. Buy once cry once- love that.
Is the 40w from the Porsche amp RMS or peak? Based on what I’m hearing it’s likely peak. In either case underwhelming is a good word for it.
A car audio place is trying to sell me a Kenwood 5 channel with 75w to each speaker front and back and 500w (!) to the 2 ohm door “woofers”. I can’t find anything on what power the door speakers are able to take. He tells me the speakers will be protected by amp and HU settings. Not so sure about that.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by clickman

Thanks for your response. Buy once cry once- love that.
Is the 40w from the Porsche amp RMS or peak? Based on what I’m hearing it’s likely peak. In either case underwhelming is a good word for it.
A car audio place is trying to sell me a Kenwood 5 channel with 75w to each speaker front and back and 500w (!) to the 2 ohm door “woofers”. I can’t find anything on what power the door speakers are able to take. He tells me the speakers will be protected by amp and HU settings. Not so sure about that.

The Porsche amp... I don't know. When I bought my 89 it had (and still has) some Alpine speakers on the dash. They sound great, and haave no problem receivving the 100W RMW the aftermarket aamp is pushng... peer channel (400/4). The amp is a nice one... brand name and, since I'm familiar with stereos... it has cred.

I usuaally don't care how many watts the head unit is pushing... but I do want the pre-amp outs with some Vs behind it... because I'm using the amp for the real power.

There are members upon this foru who swear by the P aamp and such... but I just want great top up/down sound, and don't want to FA with optic cables... compatibility issues, etc. Just want to install the stereo... connect the wires... aand hear sound.

Get a nice head unit... get a decent amp... get decent speakers... aand take it to a shop to have everything installed. Keep it simple.