Help with tower speaker setup

atxwake · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 5:46 am Post subject: Help with tower speaker setup

Ok, Im looking at a tower speaker setup. We're only going to run 2 speakers currently on a MC X-10. First question, could we push the 2 6.5's off of the factory clarion amp, or should I run a second one? The speakers im looking at are the Kicker K60 6 1/2. They push 90db , Frequency Response 43-20K, RMS Watts 6-90, peak watts 130. Now the amp im looking at is the Kicker KX 150.2 (2 channel), 30 watt x 2 or 144 x1. 72 Watts x 2 @ 2 Ohms. Will that amp be sufficient to push those speakers? Are those speakers or the amp a piece or crap? Any advice would be great!!!
Ryan

Knut Hein · Newbie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9 City: Middle East

I my opinion your amp is not strong enough. I don't know the amp though.

Many people destroy their speakers with amps which are not strong enough. So the amps run on full power and you get climping or climbing I dont know if this is the right word in english. This will ruin your speakers quite quickly.

STPETECREW · Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 15 City: St Petersburg

You are going to want speakers that can handle a lot more power and that can play at louder db's. They have to be pretty powerful for you to be able to hear them when riding at 70 feet, and that's the point isn't it? I'd recommend Infinity kappa's or infinity perfect components for even better sound. They can handle 400 watts. The amp question depends on how much power it's putting out, but it would be best to run a separate two channel amp just for the tower speakers with separate crossovers to filter out the bass that makes smaller speakers distort when played at high volumes.