Alpine CDA-9830 and what speakers

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Systems Posts: 14,873
edited October 2004 in Car Audio & Electronics
I'm planning on ordering an Alpine CDA-9830. What polk speakers will nicely compliment this amp?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2004
    do you have specs for amp?
    that usually helps
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited October 2004
    it's not an amp cody, it's just a HU...

    Optimally you'd want a component set in front and a 4ch amp to run it with subs and no rear speakers... if you don't want an amp etc i'd go with the polk DB's sizes depending on what your car needs
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2004
    i was thinking it was a head unit but he said this "amp"
    im tired
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2004
    If youre not planning on getting an amp (which I highly recommend you do) you should get the DB series and preferably the components.

    If youre going to get an amp then move up to the Momo.
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  • AustinKP
    AustinKP Posts: 861
    edited October 2004
    If you're not going to be amping those speakers, I wouldn't even get the component dB's, just the coaxials. I have the Alpine 9815 and was driving the dB's off the HU with no amp before I got one. Don't expect high volumes or any kind of bass out of those speakers if you're not giving them the power they need. A "60Wx4" Alpine actually puts out around 26 watts RMS. The dB's are rated for 60W RMS, or around 120 Watts peak.

    ::edit:: You won't believe the amazing difference if you give those speakers the power they deserve. Even a cheap external amp will sound better than the amp in your CD player... just a thought.
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  • mbdyer12
    mbdyer12 Posts: 220
    edited October 2004
    Yeah, I'd reccomend a Profile amp...preferably the ca640. You'll get a relatively clean 75wrms x 4 for around a hundred bucks. Good company as far as I've experienced.
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