Hello All,

Came across this site while looking for performance upgrades and since I got those out of the way. I would like your assistance on upgrading my speakers. My current system as below:

06 Avalanche (Bose, No Nav)

Rockford 10" Shallow Mount in sealed enclosure
Rockford P500 1bd amp
Pioneer AVH X4500BT HU

I really do not want anything grand but my factory bose speakers are on their way out (1 blown and the rears play really low)

I already have my speaker and amp selection done
Polk Audio DXi6501 (Front Doors)
Polk Audio db651s (Rear Doors)
Alpine MRV-F300 4 channel amp

I have a few questions I would like to know:

1)Does the factory bose amp push more power than my Pioneer HU? What is the rating on the factory amp??

2)If i power the new door speakers, what purpose does the factory amp serve other than powering the factory sub?

3)As my system stands right now, should I just run speaker wires directly from HU to speakers and just leave the factory amp for the factory 6" sub?


Many thanks for any assistance.

Keagan