hey i'm going to buy some new speakers today, what else do i need besides that and a in-dash unit? do i need an amp? (first time putting and buying car speakers)

 

So all you are doing is speakers right? Are you replacing your stock or are you putting subs in?

 

depends what kind of speakers really, if your just getting some to replace your oem ones that arnt much louder then you should be ok without an amp

if your going for more powerful speakers then you will need an amp for them to sound like there suppose to, like when i installed my 300w pioneers, without an amp hooked up to them my oem speakers where alot louder, these would distort at like 3/4 the normal volume

 

^^ sounds like an impedance matching problem. had you purchased 4-8 ohm speakers they would not have distorted.

 

i'm buying some sony speakers. the rear speakers are 320 watts and the front speakers are 250 watts peak, thats why i was wondering if i needed an amp

 

there all 4ohm

made a post about a year ago and the general answer i got was that the deck was under powering the speakers so thats why they were distrorting at lower volume then the oem ones

 

here are the speakers that i bought, 6 x 9 and 6 x 5 (this one is similar to what i bought) so do you all think i need an amp??

i also got a 1200 watt Visonik sub enclosure. still need to get an amp though

 

Ehh, I've heard Sony is supposed to stay in the house entertainment system, not in the car...

 

Bringing up an old thread but with good reson. I am in the market for some new speakers and am totally new to anything dealing with electrical/speakers/lighting all that stuff. So I just started looking at websites like bestbuy and I've always just like JBL. Friends have had them and they sounded sweet. Plus my comp speakers are JBL and they sound really good, ha. Here's some links to some that appealed to me.

The JBL 6x9

And the 6 1/2'

I was hopin you guys could give me a short run down of what I have to do with harnesses and if I need an amp and all that stuff because I am pretty lost on this subject.

 

lol find me 8 ohm coaxial car speakers.




dexter buying just a new headunit will make the oem speakers sound really good(well, much better than stock). give that a try and if you dont like it worry about new speakers later.