Alpine Componets, Sound...ATTN SCARRELL Options

[celica47]

hey i bought alpine components and had them installed in my car sounds great, but they dont sound very loud. I got a Stock head unit and whenever i shift the balance from balanced to the front they sound weak. Seems like my back speakers are playing louder than my front is it. What do you think is causing this..

[mikew04]

i have type R components mike... ok so its basically dont have enough power getting to them so i need to buy a small amp and amp the components. All the speakers in our car front and back are 6 1/2 right?
Thanks for all your help.
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Yeah, you would be happier with an amp. I did a quick search, and it says those speakers take up to 70wrms. If you could find a decent 50x2 amp, that would work perfectly (dont go by the 350w max that it has listed haha.) And like scarrell said, check to make sure your speakers are in phase. 6 1/2's work for us, but theres a good chance you'll need a bracket of some sort to hold the speakers in... easily made with a sheet of abs plastic or half inch mdf (3/4 is a bit too big for the front speakers, the edge will be pushing at the door panel.) The only way it seems to know what speakers are in our cars is to start taking off panels and seeing for yourself. Looks like you already have the fronts installed, so pop open the rear panel and check it out if you plan on upgrading your rears.

Scarrell: glad to see you got that amp figured out and sounding good