Can anyone recommend a good amp to power 4 of these speakers
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I hooked them up to my surround sound receiver. I don't think they're built to CRANK UP and rock the house, but I have them outside on my deck and they're on 24/7 (I listen to KKJZ's online stream--jazzandblues.org). I'm in a quiet neighborhood, and so I remember a couple of times at night I had the music on a bit too loud, so I had to turn it down. Anyway, the basic receiver works fine with me.
1745928
Any consumer AV receiver or plain old stereo receiver will work fine. Yamaha works great. Costco (when they have em) and Amazon sell Yamaha AVR and receivers at great prices. If you are using them outside from your main set up, just make sure you get one that has A and B speakers. If using as rear surround for 5.1 it won't have that but, you won't need it. If you do, look for a 7.1 system with AB.
1745929
Actually, I bought an old Sony home theater receiver from Craigslist for $20. These older receivers (the ones with Dolby Prologic but not Dolby Digital and/or DTS) have A and B speaker outputs, which can both be run at the same time for a total of four speakers in stereo. If you're not put off by the idea of buying things from Craigslist, this might be the best and most affordable option (affordability being, I assume, the biggest criterion if you're buying these speakers, as was the case for me). I hope this helps. :)
1745930
I used the lp-20-20a lepai mini amp with power supply for the 2 speakers i bought. sounded decent for the price and aux port was nice. if you go with this amp id recommend at leat an 18g wire.
1745931
Actually, I bought an old Sony home theater receiver from Craigslist for $20. These older receivers (the ones with Dolby Prologic but not Dolby Digital and/or DTS) have A and B speaker outputs, which can both be run at the same time for a total of four speakers in stereo. If you're not put off by the idea of buying things from Craigslist, this might be the best and most affordable option (affordability being, I assume, the biggest criterion if you're buying these speakers, as was the case for me).I hope this helps. :)
2143409
Should be fine if they are 8 ohm speakers. I think RX-A2020 amps are overrated for power but I would not use it with 6 ohm speakers.
649048
I'm no expert but I recommend Pioneer's 1300W amp. It will sound amazing with that!
2239430
You need at least 1200 rms to power the speakers and they are 600 rms apiece so 400 rms each speaker isn't that bad they should sound nice with your amp. I have 4 of these speakers and they sound amazing
1740693
4 chanel with a min 150 watt rms rating, should do the trick, bigger is better you can always turn the gain down
70648
You should do some more research as answers vary. Are you running 2channel? Bridged? Read the instructions, I don't recall the output in each mode, but it depends on the resistance of the speakers. Seems to me 250w rms speakers will do fine with that amp...
907651
I'd stick with the same. Some amplifiers can operate "unsafely" I.e. overheating or crappy sound, if they can't produce the right impedance per whatever ohm each speaker has. I'd start from ground up if you're wanting bigger better sound
1911577
I am not a big expert on amps or speakers. I can tell you that I use four Sony Bookshelf speakers which work just fine. See http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SS-B1000-4-Inch-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B000OG88KY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1423929572&sr=1-1&keywords=Sony+bookshelf+speakers
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Not a good idea, running them in series wouold give you the same current through each speaker, which would still burn the smaller ones. If the speakers will handle at least 80 watts each speaker you can use this amp to power them at lower volume, but if they are 2 - 10 watt speakers don't try it. They should be labeled as to what power rating is for each.
1827023
This amp will rock for what you have planned. You should be able to run 2 bookshelf 6" speakers no problem.
431903
As far as powering 6 speakers I'm not sure. Since it's only a 4 channel you'll have to do some creative wiring. However, I have it powering 2 6x9's (100W RMS) and 2 6 1/4" door speakers (65W RMS) and they all sound excellent! Gives me all the power I need and keeps up with my two 10" Alpine Type R competition subs so get excellent all-around sound without being drowned out, nor overbearing the subs. I'd think you'll be okay, but I can't give you an exact answer due to the way you'll have to wire it up for 6 speakers.
721250
Nathaniel,A 4500 Watt may be just a little bit too much overkill for these speakers. They run at about 8 Ohms and 2200 Watts so in my suggestion a 3000 watt amp at the absolute highest. Remember you don't want to overpower and blow out the speakers but you don't want to under power and damage them either.
1598996
I checked the specs on this amp and it is two ohm stable. No need to bridge. With just these 4 speakers and single amp, you should get 100x4 @ 2 ohm(RMS). Which is within the range of the speakers. The Peak power is 235x4 @4ohm, which may be slightly higher @ 2 ohm. This is just above the recommended power for the speakers, which should not pose a problem as long as you don't max out the gains and volume on the head unit.
1915165
I would go with a small 200watt 4 channel this amp is more for smaller mobile applications you can get a 4 ch ssl for around 40 dollars on Amazon .
134598
The Fosgate has a 400 Watt peek and after you do the math of the RMS it totals up to 380 RMS but, I'm sure the max watts of each of your speaker should be high the RMS you specified. I don't know which speakers you have plus, how you plan to connect 6 speaker on amp that has 4 channels. It make a big difference and you're not giving enough information to give you the proper answer.
795606
I have the hifonic 1000w amp, and you cant do 2 so I got stuck with the 4. Ive had them for a while now and they still wang!!! Best bang for your buck, I got them for $32 each so I cant complain but now I want something more.
2180487
A good 400 or 300 watt amplifier will be ok. The speakers can not take more then 400 watts of peak power. It can cause damage.