What kind of Rockford Fosgate should I get?

Which Rockford Fosgate Amp for 6"x9"s and 6.5" Speakers?

• Okay, I want to start out by saying that 3 out of 4 of my speakers in my 1992 Lexus ES300 blew. I spent allot of time looking up different kinds and name brands of speakers to buy and replace my factory ones, looking at ratings and reviews. I have made my mind up on what 6"x9" and 6.5" speakers i want listed below. 6"x9" Speakers: Rockford Fosgate T1692 Link: http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=3&series_id=34&family_id=15&item_id=112901&locale=en_US&p_status= 6.5" Speakers: Rockford Fosgate T1652 Link: http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=3&series_id=34&family_id=15&item_id=112897&locale=en_US&p_status= Okay now you know the exact Speakers i will be buying...I wanted to avoid buying an extra amp to push these but from my research every source tells me that i will have to buy them an amp. Now here is my question(s): Will i have to hook BOTH the 6"x9" speakers and the 6.5" speakers to a amp or only the 6"x9" speakers? What kind of amp? Mono/ 2 Channel/ or Multi channel? Id also love to stay in the name and get a Rockford Fosgate amp...I do NOT want to get an expensive amp though since these speakers are not Sub-woofers, So i believe my best bet would to go with the Rockford Fosgate "PRIME" Series since they are the "Cheaper" branch of RF. List of all Rockford Fosgate amps below. Link: http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_categories.asp?cat_id=2 PLEASE Help me decide which amp is best for these speakers and if i also need to hook up and power the 6.5" as well...Thank you!

• Answer:

  Think a little. The stereo was strong enough to burn out the speakers. Look on the speakers and see what the power rating is. It's probably 25 watts or something like that. If you get 50 watt speakers, and there are 4 of them, you most likely will be able to blast the full volume without burning out the RF speakers. The frequency response of the speakers will be important.Look for them to be 40Hz- 20,000Hz. The speakers you're looking at range down to only 50Hz. That's extremely deep for bass, but they're 100 RMS watt speakers. Hard rock and Metal may need more bottom- maybe not. Adding an amp to speakers may emphasize the lower frequencies and possibly distort at very high volume. You might not need an amp. If you liked the tone of your stock system, using the speakers you plan on getting may indeed satify you. Audition them at a stereo shop first.