midnightmethane

So I have a nice little Alpine CDA-105 waiting in my living room (patiently waiting on Modifry to have the PnP harness available so I can order it along w/the DCI)...in the mean time I'm wondering if the OEM speakers on my '05 can handle the output of the aftermarket head unit...not like I'm running a super powerful unit but my dad thinks I'll blow the stock speakers

What I want to know is the watt rating of those OEM speakers...this should help me decide whether I should go w/an aftermarket set (ie: some moderately priced kicker ones)

feel free to also make some nice cheap speaker suggestions (ie: $75-150)

thanks in advance guys

Boost-Me

Nope, you will not blow you speakers. You are not the first mad scientist to try this.

midnightmethane

but do you know the wattage...from what I can gather off this listing on ebay the stock speakers are rated at 20W

the CDA-105 is an 18W 4 channel so that should be safe

but what is the stock head unit? 15W?

Boost-Me

The CDA-105 does 18watts RMS 50watts MAX. Our speakers can handle about 5-7watts RMS and 15watts MAX. There is two ratings for every speaker and all outputs (on either a head unit or an amp) make sure you match RMS with RMS. Max power normally doesn't provide any good information except bragging rights and a selling strategy.

Still though...you'll be fine running that head unit on stock speakers.

midnightmethane

doesn't make sense to me lol...I'm a total newbie when it comes to audio stuff...can anyone else confirm that stock speakers are ok with the CDA-105?

there must be members on here w/the same head unit that are still running stock speakers

Boost-Me

I install audio equipment for a living right now and I have done this a 1000 times. But hey, you only asked for help...do what you want

midnightmethane

No I def hear you man...I just wanna get more feedback from other members w/the same setup but I'm gonna end up running the stock speakers anyway

Boost-Me

You're looking at the numbers to hard. You have to putt more then an extra 10-20 watts to blow a speaker, or even damage it. Yeah the specs don't match perfect, but with that small of a difference, it doesn't matter.

midnightmethane

that's reassuring man...cause I really didn't want to spend money on speakers if I didn't have to...

I understand aftermarket speakers will provide better sound but I'm sure just upgrading the head unit as I have done will make a good bit of difference

My only question is what is making the difference...because just the difference in wattage can't be what's doing it...how is the CDA-105 giving me better sound in the OEM speakers when compared to the OEM head unit? just trying to understand the mod

Boost-Me

The biggest thing is now you can listen to your iPod through an actual digital channel. Better sound overall comes from the actual voltage signal which is a better signal and you have a little more control over the bass and treble to help out too.