Okay, I bought 2 MB Quart DKD 110's and put them in my 84 380SL.
(I have a JVC CD head that says "180 watts High Power" on the face plate....it came with the car so there's no owners manual). The sound is wonderful at low volume levels, but if you turn it up loud enough to hear it with the top down they distort. One of my students who works at Circuit City says that I need an external amp because the receiver doesn't have enough power to operate at the volume I need. When I told him about the "180 watts and high power" he laughed and said that I should take the number, divide it by 4 then divide it by 10 and that's probably what the receiver REALLY puts out. (4.5 watts).

Does that make sense to anyone???? Do I REALLY need an external amp???What kind should I get? I listen to mostly classical music (I'm a music teacher!) and I'm not concerned about breaking glass with the bass!


Thanks!

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1984 380SL