Picking out auto speakers with bass you can feel?

I have a 2010 Ford Fusion sel, I'm looking for car audio with speakers that has bass you can feel. I just recently purchased the JBL gto860c. I don't reallt like how they sound. Too high and kind of starts to distort at high volumes. I think it's because I need an amp to power them. I'm not sure if my fusion has a stock amp or not, what set of speakers should I get that has bass you can feel. The stock component speakers in the front actually didn't sound too bad, though they were starting to rattle/distort. Should I return those JBL's?

A] Yes you need an amplifier

b] The Polk DB series speakers have better bass than the GTO860's

c] For bass you can really feel a subwoofer Is required

d] If your car came with the Sony DAEP 5.1 premium sound system it already has 2 amplifiers.

If you re just upgrading your stock speakers with the same size speakers you re not going to get powerful sounding bass.

Bass that can be felt is a result of high output low frequency sound. "Low frequency" is relative, but typically low bass is the stuff around 50hz and lower, especially 30-40hz. Producing a lot of output in that range requires subwoofers, and usually involves several hundred of watts of amplifier power.

A GOOD pair of 5x7 s/6x8 s simply can't do much at 40-50hz, even if they re getting ~100w. Speakers that size are often filtered to remove the low frequency material because they are designed to play mid/high frequency material loud and clear -- not bass.

To make a significant upgrade to your system I would go with a powerful 4 channel amp, a 10 or 12" subwoofer and a good box.
The 4 channel amp would provide two channels to power your component speakers (with a crossover to cut the bass) and 2 remaining channels that would be bridged to power the sub (also crossed over to remove the highs).

Son, a speaker is for the mids and highs. NOT "bass you can feel". 30-45hz is what you hear coming from a vehicle, a concert, and from your next door neighbor.

For "bass you can feel", you need a single 12" or a single 15" sub around 1,000 watts RMS, a good quality ported box and a monoblock.

Loud "bass you can feel" is around 40-55hz. That's what you and your buddies feel inside the car bumping through your body. 25-35hz is what annoyed people are tired of hearing at a further distance.

They just usually complain about cars with LOUD subwoofers and LOUD exhausts.