hmmmm16417

I know this should usually get put in the audio part, but I figured enough of you guys have upgraded your C6 systems and thought I'd see if anyone has done this yet.

I'm upgrading my head unit to a kenwood DDX9904s

I was originally going to just use the bose speakers & amp because I didn't want to change the door subs (2006 so I'm assuming they have amps on them?)

BUT, my idea was :
leave the door "subs" in and eplace the 3.5's in the doors with JL c2-350x using the factory set up to power them
Replace rear with JL C2-650 component in stock location (slight modification required) - powered on arc audio amp

OR
leave the door "subs" in and using the factory set up to power them ONLY
replace the 3.5's in the doors with JL c2-350x and rear with JL C2-650 component in stock location (slight modification required) = power all 4 with arc audio



Anyone do a set up like this yet?

FAUEE

I would put the speakers on the nose amp. If you put big power to the speakers but not the subs you will lose all the balance.

Also, theres mo benefit to using components in the rears, you dont technically want a lot of sound coming from there. I would just use coax speakers in ththe rears.

hmmmm16417

All 4 speakers on factory Bose? Or just the 3.5's?

Arc audio amp is a 4.125 mini, so not really what I'd consider "big power" - had considered using it just for a single small sub but wouldn't want to overpower miss and highs

grady

Is there a better/more powerful amp that can be kept in the stock location while using the stock Bose speakers?

jeffs64

sWhat model amp any info ? Thank in advance

hmmmm16417

TorchRedFred

You can run the speakers off of the factory amp. There have been plenty of forum members who have replaced the door 3.5" speakers and the rear 5.25" speakers with some aftermarket speakers running off the factory amp with good results. You just have to replace with aftermarket 4ohm speakers and also look at what RMS the speakers will run at. A speaker that runs on a lower RMS value and doesn't need a great deal of power to sound good would be more ideal.

hmmmm16417

The more I look at it, this appears to be the better option. I'm looking at making a custom rear divider that will house the 6.5 components and a single small sub. I can still run the mids & highs on factory amp and use the arc to power small sub.

hmmmm16417

Thanks for the quick replies guys! I'll update when I get it done and maybe some pics if I do the custom stuff