Looking for advice on system setup, anyone know what to do? …

So, I’m kinda new to this but here’s my situation. I just bought a 2016 Pilot and it came with this setup:

VX1-ST X2 and GTO-06 X4

There are some lines in the trunk like an amp or sub might have been there before (not sure, maybe both?).

I’m wondering what kind of amp would be a good fit for these speakers. I’m on a budget (150$-200$ max just for the amp) and I don’t need crazy loud music, I’m more focused on having good sound quality. Maybe I’ll add a subwoofer later.

After doing a bit of research, I thought about getting a 4-channel amp, bridging the 2 VX1-ST speakers on one channel, putting 2 pairs of GTO-06 on the other two channels, and using the last channel for a subwoofer.

But I’m not sure if I’m missing anything or if I could add something to improve the sound. Does this sound like a good plan to start with?

Any help would be awesome!

Edit: If it’s available on Amazon, that would be perfect. I’m not in the US/Canada/Europe, so a lot of online stores don’t ship here!

What are you talking about with the GTO-06? Those VX-1 speakers are super harsh on the ears, and bridging them will lose any left-to-right separation.

Voss said:
What are you talking about with the GTO-06? Those VX-1 speakers are super harsh on the ears, and bridging them will lose any left-to-right separation.

So you’re saying I should bridge them? Well, I would need to keep them separated, but… can I bridge the GTO-06 speakers? Will that cause any issues?

@Ashton
Still have no idea what the GTO-06 are, but if they’re door speakers, you’ll lose separation too if they’re on the same channel.

Voss said:
@Ashton
Still have no idea what the GTO-06 are, but if they’re door speakers, you’ll lose separation too if they’re on the same channel.

JBL GTO-06 6.5-inch door speakers, there are 4 of them. So, should I get a 7-channel amp?

@Ashton
Ooof, so you’ve got bullet tweeters and coaxials? That’s gonna sound bad. Honestly, I’d suggest replacing both sets with a component set. It’ll give you a much more balanced sound.

Voss said:
@Ashton
Ooof, so you’ve got bullet tweeters and coaxials? That’s gonna sound bad. Honestly, I’d suggest replacing both sets with a component set. It’ll give you a much more balanced sound.

Is it really that bad? Ahahaha!

@Ashton
Absolutely. Those tweeters are brutal.