Do I need to use an amp or can I hook my two subs directly to the head unit?

Question

I have an Alpine CDA 9883 with the sub pre-out and one box with two tens. I would not like to buy an amp if I don't need to. What is the best way for me to hook these up?

Answer 1

you will need an amo so that your sub will actually produce bass...otherwise what's the point

Answer 2

you will wanna get an amp or it will sound like c**p

Answer 3

An amplifier in necessary to power your subs. Radios only have about 22 watts per channel and are designed only to run standard speakers inside of the car. About 8 years ago Pioneer had a radio that stated that you could hook up a sub to the rear speaker wires off of the radio and power a sub with the 70 watts it produced. That was a poor design and the woofer never sounded worth anything. So an amp is necessary. Hope this helps

Answer 4

Yeah , you need an amp!