I'm not sure if this has been covered already, If so, ...link to the thread please. To those who has done this, need your opinions.

It's either pioneer's internal amp(preferably the avic z1/z2) at 22watts RMS with new 4ohm speakers

OR

the stock bose amp(god knows how many watts RMS) with new 2ohm speakers.

I know the question is a little broad but lets say the speakers are the same brand/model which is offered in both 2ohms and 4ohms. I'll be doing the install soon and would appreciate any opinions.

 

I would have to say the bose

 

Monday morning bump

 

Bose FTMW!!

 

The Bose is a real amp and rated at 2 ohms, now you do the math...

 

I wouldn't really consider the Bose to be a real amp..........

 

Its more real than an pioneer internal amp...

 

I'm living this right now. Get another amp. I just picked up a Boston GT-42.

 

The internal amp of the Pioneer unit is much much better. I switched from the bose to the AVHP6600 and it was a world of difference on the stock speakers.
-GP-

 

How is that?

 

just because your running on 2ohms doesn't make it more powerful

but if i DO the math....i've seen that bose claims it to be a 200watts system according the dealerships...

it's a broad figure so i'm going to assume that it's 200watts divided into six channels for the six speakers which is about 33watts each...

which would probably be peak power so in reality that 33watts, the RMS is probably at least half of that which is 16 watts RMS per channel at 2ohms maybe slightly more for the 6x9 on the rear deck.

Is my math somewhere in the ballpark here?

 

so you had the stock 2 ohms speakers running off the pioneer? is that safe? stable?

 

it worked for 9 months until i switched out the stockers for Alpine Type R components.
-GP-