The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums - View Single Post - Speaker installation 50 miles to brighton

maxxpump · 6th January 2015, 14:53

Hello all,

I did a test today of the speakers that I brought in the mounts that came with the car OEM.

No bass, they work and sound good for spoken word, but just no bottom end and no bass! I imagine the fact that my head units amp can only push 50W RMS and these speakers will only push 40W min (that I don't think is enough!) and they recommend 85w RMS!

I am going to buy a "EDGE" Amp on thursday, which can do 4 channels of 100 watts RMS and I will get cabling next tuesday to rig that up, so hopefully it will work then, if anybody thinks I should just take the speakers back to halfords and get my money back towards getting a sub unit, please message here to let me know as this is just trial and error at the moment and I don't want to blow the klit I have got and waste money if I am buying the wrong kit!

Thank you very much for your continuing support!

6th January 2015, 14:53	#11
maxxpump Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brighton Posts: 1,786 Thanks: 215 Thanked 244 Times in 205 Posts	Okay I have a problem captain... Hello all, I did a test today of the speakers that I brought in the mounts that came with the car OEM. No bass, they work and sound good for spoken word, but just no bottom end and no bass! I imagine the fact that my head units amp can only push 50W RMS and these speakers will only push 40W min (that I don't think is enough!) and they recommend 85w RMS! I am going to buy a "EDGE" Amp on thursday, which can do 4 channels of 100 watts RMS and I will get cabling next tuesday to rig that up, so hopefully it will work then, if anybody thinks I should just take the speakers back to halfords and get my money back towards getting a sub unit, please message here to let me know as this is just trial and error at the moment and I don't want to blow the klit I have got and waste money if I am buying the wrong kit! Thank you very much for your continuing support! __________________ Mods done: 160 upgrade, EGR bypass, Viton "O" rings, Fitted 16" unions, cleaned manifold, uprated air filter, fog lights, better bulbs, upgraded ICE and full speaker set up.