how bad will a pair of unamped components sound? i dont have the money to buy both an amp and a the speakers but im sick and tired of listening to my distorted BOSE speakers and need to get something new fast. the 2 components im deciding between are:

Rainbow 5.25's
http://car.rainbow-audio.de/products...n=7&art=231149
or Polk 6.5's
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-m1bZOd5...DB6500&g=52000

any opinions on the above speakers? i know the rainbows are much better quality but i wasnt sure if since they were 1.25" smaller if that would seriously decrease their ability to produce a fair amount of bass (im not a bass head by any means i just like a little bump in my music)

suggestions?

 

How exactly do you plan on running speakers that are 4ohm with a Bose HU/amps?

 

forgot to mention i have a pioneer HU (22 watts RMS)

 

You can run them, but they won't run anywhere near their potential.

 

Not gonna work, I mean it'll work but not sound as good as it can.. amp is a must on comps and I can't even believe you're comparing rainbows to polks.... why not the 6.5 rainbows instead??

 

Get the Rainbows. Also, what year is your car and why aren't you using the 6.5" version?

 

Is there an echo in here? Go get em Perogie!

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you wont be taking full advantage of the speakers. might as well not bother...

get an amp!

 

i can get the 5.25 rainbows for the same price as the polks, and i dont have the money for the 6.5's or i would get them, same reason i dont have the money for an amp. how much of a pain in the a$$ is it going to be to hook up an amp after i install the speakers if i do decide to just put them in without an amp for a while? will i have to rewire the entire thing again?

 

Depends how much initial work you do as far as the speaker wiring is concerned. Either way an amp install is involved.

 

I would get pieces and put them all in together once you have them all. Start with the 6.5 rainbows. Then an amp, then sound deadening.