Alpine System

[spkrman]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Didn't know they made 6 channel amps! Ebay, here I come...

EDIT: Found one JBL 6/5/4/3 channel amp on Ebay. Weak. How big of a difference will I see from running the mid drivers and tweeters on separate channels?

I wouldnt bother with a 6 channel - 4 will work great for your purposes.

Now, if you want to mess with 6 channel time alignment and 6 channels of 32 band EQ... maybe worth it. If your just throwing power at them without any additional tuning, dont bother.

Setup looks spot on so far! Very good picks!

If anything, I'd get a 4 channel amp, amp the front speaks, and bridge the rear for a sub... would make things very simple, and unless your looking to get pretty dam loud, would be a good way to go. The rear fill can run off the head unit just fine, thats too much power for the type S coax's anyway.

I'm not sure if the type X is the sub for you, but if your sticking alpine and want sound quality, thats the only way to go

[Razr]

Originally Posted by spkrman

If anything, I'd get a 4 channel amp, amp the front speaks, and bridge the rear for a sub...

Yep, exactly what I have in mind. Given the proximity of the rear speakers in a Yaris, and the small size of the cabin I wouldn't recommend amping the rears unless you're just out for pure SPL, in which case you probably bought the wrong car

[jdubau55]

Originally Posted by spkrman

If anything, I'd get a 4 channel amp, amp the front speaks, and bridge the rear for a sub... would make things very simple, and unless your looking to get pretty dam loud, would be a good way to go. The rear fill can run off the head unit just fine, thats too much power for the type S coax's anyway.

This is what I was thinking sort of...I was thinking, however I'm not sure if the amp can handle this load. I would bump up to the 6.5 Type R coax's in the rear to really help out your midrange. Also they add more power handing. Now heres the tricky part. If the amp can handle it, I would say run the front and rears in parrallel on 2 of the channels. Then you could bridge a sub on the other 2 channels. This will diminish your sound stage though because you will only get the signal for the left & right front or the left & right rear. If you would find a nice 5 channel amp you would be in business. Either way I think you should bump up the the R series 6.5" anyway to help out with the mid's and as well as be more of a speaker match for the type X.