Car audio question

nevermind1281

Aug 18, 2006
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My friend wants to use his cars subs for his stereo.  I know a more then most people around here(my family and friends) about audio and audio setups.  But I dont have a car yet so I havnt delt with that much so I cant answer his question.  Would he just hook them up like a regular sub or would he need converters and/or amps?

 

audioguru2

Apr 6, 2004
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Car subwoofers can be used at home with a stereo system.
They are connected the same as in a car:
1) They need their own high power amplifier and an active crossover circuit to feed their amplifier only the very low frequencies.
2) The active crossover circuit will also have a highpass filter for the main stereo amplifiers so that they play only the mid-bass and higher frequencies.
3) Only a single subwoofer is needed but if two are used then they must be connected in phase with each other.

 
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