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Old 01-19-2015, 12:41 AM   #2
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I see this is your first post... welcome to the forum!

Are you positive you have the Monsoon?

There is no precaution with a monsoon amp really, but the rear speakers are dual voice coil so it has one connection for the highs and one connection for the mids. If you get rid of the speakers or the monsoon amp, what's left won't work. You can swap out the head unit to an aftermarket one and the Monsoon will work no problem, however you can't swap out the speakers and use the monsoon amp because the signal is split causing either your mids to work and no highs or your highs to work but no mids (meaning no light bass). That's why you'll always get asked if the car came with a sound package. The fronts are not as affected by this.

Now as far as your second question, it is too vague to answer. The biggest thing is what do you want to do? Just a sub? Full blown system? Also, what kind of music will you be listening to? Acoustics don't require a big sub, whereas rap and electronic music will require 2 12"s or a good set of 2 10"s.

If you just want a subwoofer, you can do so for under $500. A full system will set you back about $700 or so.

The head unit is the biggest component that has to be purchased around your future upgrades. Sub only, a cheap one works but if you're swapping out all speakers, and will be powering them by an amp, then you'll need one of the higher end head units that have 3 sets of RCA cables. 4volt is better than 2volt at clarity, but 2volt can get louder... it will just be sound a bit more muddy.

Amps are the only place you can buy a basic piece and be ok SO LONG it is CEA-2006 rated. The CEA part is very important. There's many cheap brands out there like Boss and Crunch that are NOT CEA-2006 compliant, thus the rating they claim is not what you can realistically get. For example a non CEA compliant amp that claims 1000 watts may realistically put out 500.

For subs, a middle tier will work. Don't get hung up on people with JL Audio or DC subs. An Alpine or Kicker sub will work fine and not break the bank.

Regular speakers, coaxial will do, although it would be better to get component speakers for the doors since the tweeter is mounted on the sail panel.
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