I have just bought brand new Kenwood front door spkers, 6x9's and 2 subs.
I now only have enough money for either a head unit or amp. Now im stuck because I want my subs working and I can put up with my headunit for a bit longer but it has no remote lead. It does have a pre-out. The head unit is the basic factory phillps cassette thingy and im wondering if I bought my amp would I have just wasted my money because I need a new head unit as well.
If it turns out I need a new head unit then I will have to wait for my subs. Any help would be appreciated.
Any amp you get can only reproduce what comes from the head unit. A good sounding signal from the head is needed first. If you like how your head unit sounds at ½ volume then an amp will increase that louder. If you have the subs I would try the amp now. For the remote you can put a switch in the dash to turn the amp on and off.
That is a good way to hook it up also. Only you can't play the head unit without the amp on. I like the switch, this way when you have people in the car riding you can have some tunes without being loud and shaking the car.