Car stereo guru needed.....

depending on what speakers you have would determine whether you need an amp. your saying they can handle 80 rms, so id say yeah an amp will help allot. without one your sound quality will definately suffer. most stock cd players are rated at 40 to 50 watts MAX WATTS. but they auctually only put out around 10-15 RMS sometimes less . ive owned a few amps. heres amps id buy. mtx, rockford, alpine, kicker, even pioneer is decent. i do also own an amp that is best buy brand (insignia) its 1000w 2ch. for subs. i bought it for dirt cheap $100 new, and it has powered my sub nicely for the last year with no problems. id look online for the best deals. i got my polk momo speakers that were normally around $300 a set, for $90 a set brand new through amazon because they were 2 or 3 year old models. they also have good deals at crutchfeild. as far as wattage goes, whoever you talked to is correct on the numbers. preferably you want an amp larger than what your speakers auctually need. try to get one that puts out 100 rms or more if you can. this will allow you to turn down your gain (power control) at the amp. this will ensure you dont blow it or over heat it for one, and it also provides better sound quality because the amp isnt running at full bore. the lower you turn the gain the better the sound quality will be but obviously it will also turn down the power level,, hence getting a bigger amp than your speakers need will be the best route. although if you get one smaller than what your speakers are rated, your can always still turn down the gain a little anyway.

in my ride, im gonna be running polk momo 6.5, and 6x9 rated at 100 and 120 rms. im running a 4ch. kicker amp for the mids at 75 rms x 4 turned down a lil and im sure they'll sound great. only reason i didnt go bigger is because i got a good deal on this one.

you wont be dissapointed with the upgrade to an amp i promise you that!



if you want anymore help or have any Q's let me know


good luck


jason