unfortunately, the last thing that i am is a stereo expert. After talking to some stereo shop folks, I purchased a 2 channel amp (a kicker 800 x 2). Like I said, I don't really know jack about it, but I'm told that by running in series and parallel, i actually get between 2 - 3 ohms per speaker. Funny that you mentioned Eclipse, because that's what I had on my old boat, it was running four tower speakers (extended pylon speakers) and the sub. It overheated all the time. the guy who's doing my current stereo install said that they are good amps, unless you try to run too much off of them, then they overheat easily. i forget the wattage on mine, but it was a five channel. I personally went with a 3 amp setup on the new boat, as i'm hoping to avoid the overheating. I'll try to post pics once everything's done. I went with the Sounds Unlimited box for the 6 1/2's, and I bought the Infinity's off eBay, $72/pair brand new in the box. Just got the Crutchfield catalog yesterday, they're $150/pair in there. Thank God for eBay...
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