I NEED HELP

[silverbulletVtec]

i need help with my system, well i dont have a system but......
i have a 2k1 accord with a stock system. i replaced the stock 6x9's in the rear with alpine three way speakers.
all the rest of the speakers are stock . i want to eventually put a sub in the trunk, i have the sub, the box, and the amp its a kicker zr600. for right now i just want to make the stock shit sound good. im not gonna replace any more speakers just yet. my question is can i buy a small amp to power the stock speakers, so they sound a little louder? how many watt amp would i need, and how many channel amp should it be? do i need a crossover, etc..... please,,,somebody with knowledge of stereo systems help me.
thanks guys
crack a cold one!!

[91IntegRS]

You could get a four channel amp to run all your mids and highs, about 200 watts should run them nice. This way you will be running them at 4 Ohm stereo so be careful you don't buy an amp that says 200 watts, but bridged mono. You could als get a 2 channel and bridge it to 2 Ohm stereo, but you will not have the proper balance and fad. Any questions let me know.

[speedster]

91IntegRs hit it right on. 200 will be plent to run mids and highs. If you want you could always buy a new deck w/ a higher watts output then factory.

[Anonymous]

4 channel is perfect but make sure the speakers will support the power... otherwise you can blow your speakers quick. I blew my stock speakers in 3 days using the stock head unit.

[91IntegRS]

Don't replace your deck with a high powered one, spend the money on an amp the sound is much cleaner and if your amp has a good crossover then you have nothing to worry about. What I did in the past is turn my deck almost all the way up about 90% and then adjusted the gain and the crossover on the amp to a point where it doesn't distort and there isn't a lot of strain on the speakers. Also make sure the bass and treble on the deck isn't turned up, I left my bass on 0- -2 and the treble at +2.

[GQtegger]

actually i never really trust the crossover's built into the amp, they don't work half the time and just throw treble through you subs which equals not good. i always recommend to either 1) get a separate crossover-mtx has theirs down pretty good, i see alot of them. 2) get a good enough deck with the crossover built into the sub control. this is what i use with my pioneer deck, it's pretty tight because you don't have to get out to adjust anything. it's right at your fingertips