Question about Polk DB6501 components

[hutru01]

I have an older Blaupunkt Amp thats rated 50Wx2 RMS (4 ohms). I have had it for many years but it still works great. Anyhow, I am in the market for a decent pair of components and came across the db6501s. I see that they are rated at 100 RMS.

- Will my Blaupunkt amp be sufficient to push these speakers?

My plan is to push a set of components with my 2 channel Blaupunkt amp and then run coaxials in the rear doors straight from the deck which is a Kenwood (22x4 RMS) head unit.

I am not concerned with the amount of bass that will be coming from either of the mid drivers in the doors. This is because I am gonna run a single Resonant Engineering 12" SE subwoofer (600 RMS at 2 ohms) in a custom ported box. (My car being a Subaru Legacy wagon, lack of bass will not be an issue).

All I want to ensure is that these components will get loud and clear enough to compliment the bass in the rear. I am not planning on doing any competitions nor do I care about SPL or SQ. I just want them to be heard along with the subwoofer and not be distorted.

Any advice and comments are appreciated.

[cadenceclipse]

amp mids, use HU front channels on tweets with passive crossover, rears on rears. i believe that would work well

[hutru01]

Thats an idea. I hadn't thought about that. I wouldn't even need to install the crossovers then would I?

[cadenceclipse]

depends on hu crossovers if it has em then your right, u don't, otherwise tweets def. need HPF

[hutru01]

The head unit is a Kenwood KDC-MP435U and it definitely has Front and Rear HPF. See below.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9352/headunitfilters.jpg

The only pain the arse will be adding an additional set of speaker wire for either the tweeters or mids.

[hutru01]

So if I run the mids off my Blaupunkt amp, which has both a LPF and HPF, would I not use either of those filters since this is a 6.5 inch mid driver?

[cadenceclipse]

if amp has bandpass(lpf and hpf) than mids will be ok however u CAN try using HU also, steeper HPF slopes probably won't hurt mids. i keeep seeing arguments but i am a firm believer in steeper slopes(more filterage). as far as tweets u WILL need passive since HU only ghoes up to 220hz and you'll want something more in the 4k range

[hutru01]

^ So how are you suggesting I run this setup?

Tweeters --> crossover --> HU?

Mids --> Blaupunkt amplifier (use which filter?) - The amp has LPF, HPF, and off

[cadenceclipse]

tweets, yes, mids, if amp has bandpass, yes, if amp has only 1 or the other, use LPF and use HPF on HU, understand?