Keep the old or go with new?

Dodge This said:

Question for the audio guru's in this thread. I've currently got some Polk Audio MM6501's and MM651's that I'd like to keep and put in my RAM 1500 sport. Crutchfield says they won't fit, but they also said they wouldn't fit in to the vehicle I currently have them in. Scosche makes an adapter bracket to put 6.5's in the 6.9 spots.

What I'd like to know is your opinions on replacing the 6x9's with the 6.5's or if should I stick with stock size when I upgrade my speakers?

Also, if using my MOMO's is fine, does the stock HU provide enough power to make them sound good or am I going to want hook up my JL Audio 300/4v2 amp?

On a side note, I saw some mention of the signal that the Alpine HU puts out being flat. Is that true or am I going to need a DSP to fix the signal?

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TomT said:

First question is if you have the base system or the Alpine one?

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TomT said:

You said in the other thread that you have the Alpine system. That makes a huge difference vs the base system. For starters the Alpine uses 2 ohm speakers and has crossover functions built into the amp.

Since I see that you mentioned a DSP I'll assume you have some experience with better systems. It used to be a huge pain in the ass to get a solid, flat, full range signal from the Alpine system. Luckily PAC has come out with the AmPro CH-41 which gives you either RCA or Toslink output from the factory system. A few of us here have used them with great success. From there you can run directly to amps or into a DSP and then your amps.

AmpPRO Amplifier Interface Module

TomT

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adurm said:

Ya those polk are 2.3 ohm I believe and can easily handle 120 watts from personal experience. Those tweets are super loud. I don't see how they wouldn't fit depth wise. Get some 6x9 adapter plates are you're all set. +1 for an amp. Otherwise the head unit will clip trying to push them.

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