I went the Alpine deck and component speakers with the Alpine 4 channel amp. 50 to 75 RMS is all you need for this car.

That's way too generalized a statement... lots of factors in making that decision.

I'm running 1400 RMS to my front stage alone... and am going to swap for more.

Then you my friend, must be deef!!!! LOL... Way too much power in a small sports car if you ask me.

I didn't consult you on my system design, no. But I can tell you 50-75 watts would barely make my speakers move or emit sound.

You stick with yours, I'll stick with mine. But I certainly don't go around belittling your choices, now, do I? If you want to argue or debate autosound science or applications, I'd be more than happy to do so.

You're the one making generalizations, not I. Have a great day! :D

Im not making Albert Einsteins general statements such as you nor am I coming off with condescending remarks. If you are "High and Mighty" in the stereo department I do apologize for hurting your feelings.

Lets see pics of your monstrous stereo system and how it sounds and works in your Z. You either have too much money or no common sense. More than likely you possess both smartass.

Next you'll say "...and I don't need THAT MUCH acceleration" or "...come to think of it, those boobies are just too big." Now let's get back to being the dung-flinging nut monkeys we and embrace the noise.

Thanks for all the input...went with a head unit first. Early birthday gift. Found a clarion nx501 for 369 refurb....not bad for a nav hu.

Point taken.

Build what you like Chef. Props to you.

I have certainly made no belittling remarks regarding yours or others' choices regarding their cars.

I'll let your comments/attitude speak for you. I don't need to engage in poo-flinging.

Have a nice day, sir.

Yep no need for that much power, at the most ofr a high end set of components I would think 800 at the most total RMS.

Not trying to get in the middle of the pissing match, just a curious question; What dynaudio set are you running 1400 watts into??
I didn't think Dyn or anyone else for that matter made a set of components that would handle that kind of serious power.

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I'm running a Zapco DC Ref 750.2 to my Dyn MW162s. About 375 watts RMS each. Also a matching 750.2 to my tweets, which are just some Infinity leftovers from the comp set the previous owner had in there. Obviously, not pushing anything close to that much power to those tweets or they would fry. Probably more like 10% of it... but the power is there, on tap. I will be replacing those, was looking into some Morels, Dyns, HAT, Scan, Seas, etc. But I think I have decided to find a way to put HLCDs in, like I have in my Tahoe. So it's on hold for the moment.

I am all about headroom. Dyns absolutely SHINE with the more power you can give them (6.5" midbass with 3" voice coil FTW). I will probably be sealing and rebuilding my doors, although I may drop the Dyns in favor of Exodus Anarchy midbasses if/when I put in the horns. I will build enclosures for the Dyns in the doors first to see how they sound with all that power, and if I'm not blown away, I'll put in the Anarchys.

Yes, I like it loud.

Yes, I like headroom.

No, I probably don't utilize all the power I have on tap. But my system isn't stressed to play insane volumes, either. That's my goal. Crank it and the system never even stresses.

Still have a ways to go in the sub-bass area, big plans for that... but overbuilding the electrical system in preparation will be the key there. That's what I did on the Tahoe, and I have been very pleased with it.

I don't mind people criticizing my choices... I know it is over the top, and I know it isn't for everyone... but it IS the right choice for me.

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To give you an idea... I was running 400 RMS to each Exodus Anarchy in the doors in my Tahoe... and that was at 8 ohms. And also 400 RMS to each HLCD. :eek: Of course... same principle... gains set way back, nothing close to that actually going to the horns. But running dual 4-channel amps bridged for 400x4 to the front stage. A thing of BEAUTY. :D

Headroom is a good thing and that Zapco is one fine amplifier, But its only pushing 175watts per channel at 4 ohms.
Still a great unit.

Bwahaha... you're right. Sorry, I am sleep-deprived lately. My bad. the 350 rating is at 2 ohms. So then I'm only running a measly... 700 watts on my front stage. Thank you for pointing that out. I haven't thought much about it since we put them in a few months back.

My eventual sub(s) will be running off a Sundown 3500d. Currently running a Zapco 1100.1 on a single 12 @ 4 ohms... about 800W I think. Once I put my Zapco ZX6.5k in the Tahoe, I'll pull the Sundown out and rebuild the low-end setup in the Z.

My apologies, I did not mean to mislead anyone... I was just not paying attention. lol


<edit> However, the numbers I listed earlier on the Tahoe ARE correct. 1600w on front stage - a pair of Phoenix Gold Xenon 200.4s bridged to 4 channels total.