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I’ve been sitting on some really nice (I think?) car stereo gear for 10-12 years now, and I’ve finally given up on the idea that I’ll ever get the motivation to do another installation myself, as I did in times past. So I’m looking towards having a system put in my 2003 Town Car, probably next year if not sooner. I have a new-in-the-box set of a/d/s/ 345is component speakers and a 5-channel Soundstream Rubicon 555 amp that will comprise the basis of the system.
But in the meantime I’m really tired of the way the stock system sounds. The speakers have a nice “honk” in the 2-4 kHz range that just grates on my ears. So, I’m wondering if it would be worthwhile to go ahead and have the speakers installed now.
I guess I’m wondering of the stock head unit will be able to handle the speakers. a/d/s/ spec’d the 345is at 90 dB sensitivity with a 15 watt minimum power requirement. Does the stock head unit put out enough power to drive them to decent levels, or will there be a significant SPL loss?
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt
But in the meantime I’m really tired of the way the stock system sounds. The speakers have a nice “honk” in the 2-4 kHz range that just grates on my ears. So, I’m wondering if it would be worthwhile to go ahead and have the speakers installed now.
I guess I’m wondering of the stock head unit will be able to handle the speakers. a/d/s/ spec’d the 345is at 90 dB sensitivity with a 15 watt minimum power requirement. Does the stock head unit put out enough power to drive them to decent levels, or will there be a significant SPL loss?
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt