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#138158 - 29/01/2003 14:52 Recommend an amp for me!
CrackersMcCheese
pooh-bah

Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
Hey Guys. I'm finally almost ready to install in a car after owning my Empeg for 12 months (thats how much it impressed me!).

What amp (thats easy to get in UK) do you recommend for a Mk2a in a 99' Civic VTi Coupe? I'm on a bit of a budget so no £600 deals! Totally stock speakers etc. I'm going to remove the CD player that came with it so hopefully I can just swap the units.

Is it worth getting expensive speakers? Would I even notice the difference from El Cheapo stock speakers?

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#138159 - 29/01/2003 15:57 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
sundayjumper
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Registered: 19/06/2002
Posts: 72
Loc: West Berkshire
I've found ebay pretty good for second hand amps. Recently bought a Rockford 800a4 for £200 - that's a pretty powerful amp that originally retailed around the £500 mark. Stick to the big names and you can't go far wrong. My rule of thumb for prices of second hand stuff is about 50% of original retail.

As for speakers, it's definitely worth changing the stock ones ! Infinity & Focal seem to be the current vogue, all depends on your budget really. I'm assuming you're in the UK, if so InCarExpress come recommended.

Steve.
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#138160 - 29/01/2003 16:49 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: sundayjumper]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
Site looks good. I'll have a browse, thanks.

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#138161 - 29/01/2003 17:05 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Even cheap after market speakers will be much better than your stock speakers (in most cases). It amazes me that many manufacturers fit fairly sophisticated enclosures and then put absolute cheapest of the cheap drivers in them.

Rob

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#138162 - 29/01/2003 17:13 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: rob]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
But if the stock speakers sound ok to you, you can probably make a bigger difference for your money by adding a single 10" subwoofer.
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#138163 - 29/01/2003 17:14 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: JBjorgen]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
YES!
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#138164 - 29/01/2003 20:01 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: pgrzelak]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
This Kicker Amp is on sale. Not sure how good their amps are...but they seem to be decent.
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#138165 - 30/01/2003 00:24 Re: Recommend an amp for me! [Re: JBjorgen]
jarob10
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Registered: 07/01/2002
Posts: 274
Loc: Stockport, UK
In reply to:


But if the stock speakers sound ok to you, you can probably make a bigger difference for your money by adding a single 10" subwoofer.




Preach it brother !

I'm no expert, but after many installs, if your on a budget, I would suggest the following :

1. Amp up the stock speakers with a high pass filter to block the low frequencies which the stock speakers will struggle to produce. (most amps these days have this level of filtering built in)
2. Power up the single 10" sub to fill the low frequency hole caused by (1)
3. As you are in a a smallish car, I would recommend disconnecting, or fading way out, the rear speaker volume.

I would say this this is the cheapest / easiest way of improving your system, but others on the board will provide better advise if necessary.

I have run cheap brand but high power amps set to a low gain, and got life of 5+ years, so I would recommend this route personally. This would allow you to divert most of the cash to a decent make sub woofer, which is important.
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