I am installing them on the back deck of my fishing boat. Do I need an amp to get the most out of them. Small amp suggestions? Thanks...Chris
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Not sure it depends on the stereo system i have them hooked up to my house stereo and they work great
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A normal deck should be OK, as long you use a separate head unit output line for each speaker: FL, FR, RL, RR. If you want to maximize the sound quality, you will need a 4 ch amp.
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I'm running these off of a 100W rms Pioneer amp and they handle it with no problem. They sound amazing with some power put to them. Hope this answers your question.
1898239
No u do not need an amp BUT they would sound sooooooo much better with an amp... I have 2 pairs of these speakers hooked to a Punch PBR 300 amp & they sound incredible !!!
1228562
We bought an amp to go with them. These are subwoofers and accentuate the bass in songs. I think you probably just need new speakers.
788859
I actually don't know the answer to your question. You will need to have a strong amplifier to drive these speakers outdoors with lots of pool activity, noise, and splashing. Mine do well, but I have them mounted on a wall underneath a patio cover near a pool. The rain will never get on them however I live in a humid area with plenty of moisture. I have heard of people mounting these on party barges. I imagine that on a boat they are bound to get wet from rain, etc.
86425
You would absolutely need an amp. These are home theater floor model speakers and not small computer speakers. They are loud when they are hooked up to a loud amp.
1234019
These speakers are low on the bass side.. The subs will help considerably only if you amp em.. The amp I run is built into the Super tuner receiver.. So I assume 250 watt amp would do the trick.
177448
You need to buy an amp.. I purchased a 175 watt marine amp which does just fine.
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You will need some kind of power amp to drive these. Although small they are just a standard speaker as opposed to a powered speaker. Have a look at the Topping digital amps. I think they are great.
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Without knowing the details of the installation I can't answer your question. But I mounted them in the rear facing gun wall of my boat. As for the amp...I did add an amp as well. I chose to match my amp manufacturer to my stereo manufacturer, Sony. It sounds great.
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You need a headphone amp to get great bass performance out of these (Recommend the BSG CMOY). They are open headphones though, so they won't hit you in the face with their bass.
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Sorry, I used an amp to run my subwoofer, I have a pioneer 1200watt subwoofer, so i didnt want to use only the pioneer deck. i know this does not help you, but i use the deck alone to power my door speakers and they work great.
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in a golfcart there is no enclosure so an amp a small one would help if you wanted to be rockin out of the cart, but these speakers wont handle too many watts my head unit is 20 watts per chanel and i have to limit the bass when pushing them. at 150 watts i would think you wouldnt be able to get much louder before they distort. that said i have 4 in my f150 ex cab and they sound great much improved over stock speakers
2017376
I'm not sure exactly how they would sound when powered with a 4 channel amp. My deck supposedly powers 804 channel. It sounds great and I can say the bass doesn't bog or sound overly boomy. It just gives out a nice clear sound.
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I am running them with 50 watts per channel from a kenwood double din deck and they do very well. Using a 4x100watt amp would give you more punch but any good amp with more than that is overkill for these speakers.
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They do not have amps in them they are passive, you need an amp. but they will handle 400 watts.