alright, the new crutchfield just came today. i was browsing around and i came across a nice looking, small foot-print amp.
i no they are normally over priced, but it just so happens they have the cheapest price now for the kicker 08ZX200.4
here's the specs: 35 rms x 4@4ohms 50 rms x 4@2ohms 100 rms x 2@4ohms bridged
and for $99 this looks like it will be perfect for what i need. so my question is will 35 rms be able to power my type-s 5 1/4's? or should i upgrade to some 2ohm speakers if i were to go with this amp?
35 rms will be plenty to power your speakers. How much power they are seeing is going to determine how loud they're going to be able to get. Are you running any subs? If you're just running internal speakers with no subs, 35 rms will be plenty. It wouldnt hurt anything to get the 2 ohm and run 50 rms, but 15 rms really isnt going to make a huge difference.
yeah, im running a DD9515G. it's in a 4.5 cuft aero-ported box at 40hz. but im only running about 1500wrms to it for now.
i no a lot of people here say rear fill is a waist of time, money, and throws off stereo imaging but i still wana give it a try. and with this amp, it would be perfect if it wasn't enough. i would just use it to power the front 2 untill i upgraded to 2ohm speakers.
either way it's guna sound a ton better, right? nothing worse than head unit power...
You may actually need a little better speakers/components and more power to them to keep up with 1500 rms in the trunk. Best way is to hook it up, play it and see how it sounds to you. If the bass is a little over powering you could get a moderate pair of components up front and run 100 rms to them bridged.