Can i have a car amplifier without a sub?

Question 1
Can i have a car amplifier without a sub?...  I dont want to buy a subwoofer, but ive heard about an amplifier. I dont know anything about car sound systems, ive got some JBL speakers in my doors and just want to know if an amp on its own would improve bass and clarity of the system without adding a sub

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1)   No amp can do more than the speakers can handle. Certain amps may emphasize bass and if you keep the volume low enough, the speakers won't be damaged. - don r

2)   Maybe slightly increase your midbass but not give you any deep bass. The subwoofer is for adding the low-end frequencies to a system.



If you simply get an amp to power your JBL speakers you will make them a little louder and maybe perform a little better for bass. However, it really will not give you that much quality bass. These speakers are not designed for bass but for midrange. The only way to increase the bass is to add a sub.



An amp powering your speakers would increase the clarity and overall performance of your speakers though.



Good Luck!!! - MDC

3)   yes - Rico


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Question 2
Need Good Bass Songs for a party at my place.. I have got really big woofers for them?...  

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1)   Try songs by Daft Punk if you like electronica... - Saxster

2)   Try to find the song Is It Goin Down by Top Of Da South... It's like 6-7-8 years old and wasn't well known but seriously... most bass I've ever heard in my life.... - grant

3)   try dj songs - Rico


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Question 3
Does the wattage in your in-dash car cd player depend on how hard your system hits?...  I am trying to find out if the wattage in your in-dash cd player depends on how hard your system hits. i know that having a certain type of box and brand of subs/ amp and how much watts the amp will hold also helps. but the reason i ask this is because would the remote wire from your cd player to your amp send out a certain watts to where only the amp will hit with so many watts. im really confused on this and i dont know if im over thinking this or not but please help me.



Heres and example:

say you have 2 12'' kickers that hold 1000 watts each and a 2000 watt 2 channel amp. to me that means that you should get 1000 watts to each channel which means you get 1000 watts to a sub. but say you have a 50w x 4 in-dash cd player. this is where i get confused because to me that means you can only get 50 watts per channel. and also does the bigger the wire = more power?



Thanks for helping me out as you can see im very confused. :)

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1)   1. The power your head unit makes, like 50 x 4, has nothing to do with subs and amps. That is just the power of the internal amplifier inside the head unit, to power speakers. All that matters is your amp for the subs, as far as "how hard" the system will hit.



2. The remote wire just puts out a signal to tell the amp to turn on and off, it has nothing to do with power.



3. The bigger the wire doesnt mean more power. All you need is the correct wire size for the amp so it gets enough power from the alternator. If its too small, thats not a good thing, so make sure the power wire and speaker wire is the correct size. 500 watt amps and less can use 8 gauge power and ground wire, anything bigger needs 4 gauge. If you are going over 1500 watts RMS, 0 gauge is recommended. But only if its TRUE RMS wattage, not peak or max fake power rating from cheap amps. - odinsragess

2)   yes it makes a difference - javier c

3)   Pre- amp outs have different voltage from the head unit, and could make a difference usually they are rated at 2 volts and 2.5 volts some are rated at 3 so it could make a difference but has nothing to do with the wattage it produces, only the preamp voltage that goes to the sub woofer amp matters. wire can make a difference especially in long runs, so you don't want to use too skinny a wire, speaker wire is less critical than amp wire though cause the currents are less...so you would use 16 gauge wire for 30 foot runs with no problem for speakers, a sub may be better off with 14 gauge but usually the runs are pretty short anyway...the longer the run the thicker the wire should be. Efficiency of the speakers also has a lot to do with how load they will play with equal power a more effecent speaker will play louder. - Lance


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Question 4
aftermarket sound system question?...  My amp and radio both have built in low pass,high pass, and all pass filters. I have my amp currently set to all pass, and i used my radio for the HPF and LPF settings. Would it be better if its the radio that does all pass, and the amp that does the LPF/HPF?or both?

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1)   let the amp do both as well the radio - Rico

2)   One or the other, it doesnt matter. I would not use both though.



Some amps have very good crossovers, so if its a high end quality amp, you can use the amp's x-overs. Either way will work. I have a kicker amp, and i just use my pioneer head unit for the LPF and HPF. - odinsragess

3)   The pass filters are used when you have a sub-woofer or are dividing the signal into different size speakers, or using a separate tweeter, that's really want its for...if your speakers are all the same or more or less the same then you do not need to divide the signal that way. - Lance


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Question 5
100 watt rms, 300 watt peak. Audio question?...  Hi to all!

Have a little question regarding audio.

I bought an gbl gto937 speakers, power is stated above.

Just wondering, if power of my old kenwood kdc 3024 (50X4) will be enough for the speakers?

What mean peak load?And when choosing amplifier, shall I buy 200 W or 600 W?

I don't need too loud, but it should not be quite as well with cd changer?!

Answers
1)   The speaker rating is typically the safe range of power which the speakers will operate at - the peak rating is for very short transient power such as a loud bass note.

Your 50X4 Kenwood should work fine with these speakers - even without an additional amplifier - unless you intend to try and match the sound levels of a live performance. - LeAnne

2)   200 watt amplifier if you dont want it that loud it would be normal bass - Rico

3)   Peak/max numbers are completely useless and often completely fake and made up.



Your JVC unit likely makes 20 watts RMS a channel.



An aftermarket 4 channel amp that is between 50-100 watts RMS x 4 would make a great improvement over the little head unit amplifier. - odinsragess


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