Muke
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Wongy,
I'm guessing the deal is that Autobarn pays commission. I was told some garbage by the salesman at my local store too. I inquired about maybe getting a second amp for my sub and using my current one to power all 4 speakers. Apparently that was pointless and I HAD to buy a new sub too to match the amp (which he tried selling a 4 channel, not the 1 channel I wanted). I have installed just speakers into a mates Honda and it worked great, they really did improve things. An amp is better and louder, but the headunit has an amp built in (that's what powers the speakers). Only ever owned 1 headunit without an amp. It's just that the inbuilt amp is tiny and not as good as an external one. What I'm not sure of is how much power the new speakers need to run, maybe there will be a volume loss, maybe not.
So at the end of the day, installing just new speakers (and removing the centre one) will make an improvement. And personally I wouldn't give that store any of my money if they're going to tell you garbage. (Besides, I paid hundreds less elsewhere).
I'm guessing the deal is that Autobarn pays commission. I was told some garbage by the salesman at my local store too. I inquired about maybe getting a second amp for my sub and using my current one to power all 4 speakers. Apparently that was pointless and I HAD to buy a new sub too to match the amp (which he tried selling a 4 channel, not the 1 channel I wanted). I have installed just speakers into a mates Honda and it worked great, they really did improve things. An amp is better and louder, but the headunit has an amp built in (that's what powers the speakers). Only ever owned 1 headunit without an amp. It's just that the inbuilt amp is tiny and not as good as an external one. What I'm not sure of is how much power the new speakers need to run, maybe there will be a volume loss, maybe not.
So at the end of the day, installing just new speakers (and removing the centre one) will make an improvement. And personally I wouldn't give that store any of my money if they're going to tell you garbage. (Besides, I paid hundreds less elsewhere).