Uconnect 8.4 aftermarket amps & subs/speaker install

Can anyone recommend any car audiophiles I can pester for w RMS amp suggestions? Just try to buy one from a reputable manufacturer, so when they say ” W RMS” it’s hopefully true. Note that most car audio amps are power-rated rated at 4 Ohms. The Bose speaker appears to be 8 Ohms, like most home audio speakers.

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The following is the most basic system. It involves a head unit HU and 2 pairs of speakers which are driven by the head unit’s internal amplifier. You can see that the battery terminal of the HU is connected to a constant source of power the battery with an inline fuse. The accessory wire for the HU is connected to a power source which only has power when the ignition switch is in the ‘on’ or ‘acc’ positions.

The battery and accessory connections will not be shown in the following diagrams but will be the same for all of the systems. The lines point to the speakers but the exact connection isn’t shown. The colored speaker wires from the HU are going to be connected to the positive speaker terminal of the speaker. The black or darker speaker wire will be connected to the negative speaker terminal.

Of course, this is just a generic type of diagram and you should consult the wiring diagram which was supplied with the HU. Using the HU’s internal amplifier and an external amplifier: In this diagram, you see that the front speakers are being driven from the HU’s internal amplifier and a pair of rear speakers are being powered by an external amplifier. This type of system has very little chance of sounding good. If the amplifier is being used because more volume is desired and the front and rear speakers are roughly equivalent in efficiency then the front speaker’s amplifier will probably be driven into clipping well before the external amplifier reaches clipping.