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Thread: Car audio in your home |
    
New member Username: Seventipz
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 02:56 pm: |
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Car audio in your house is cheap an effective!!!......I got two 12 inch 4 ohm subs 1200 watts in a slotted box wit a simple 200 watt sony receiver an my room rumbles !!! So much better than buying a 400 dolla powered sub that won't even put out as much as a 100 dolla car sub wit box ! |
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Gold Member Username: Gavdawg
Upstate,
New York
Post Number: 1049
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 10:29 pm: |
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sure, if you like boomy and sloppy bass with lots of overhang. |
New member Username: Seventipz
Post Number: 3
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 07:55 am: |
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Yea ....... NO Def not its sooo much louder an more pure than a little 300 polk powered sub those suck! But anyways if u have everything hooked up rite it wil sound fine !!! |
New member Username: Pretenda
Sydney,
NSW
Australia
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 09:20 pm: |
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I am with Gavin on this one. Car audio is cheaper than home audio stuff for a reason. |
Bronze Member Username: Seventipz
Post Number: 12
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 10:04 am: |
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That is true but if u have everything nice an hooked rite u should be fine an won't have to worry about sh!t burning out |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Northwest PA
Post Number: 5335
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 02:38 pm: |
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Just so you home audio guys know, this guy is getting laughed at in the car audio section as well........ |
Silver Member Username: Wattsssup
Barrie,
ON
Canada
Post Number: 179
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 05:38 pm: |
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Randy....is that you?
Just kidding. |
New member Username: Stacks
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 11:07 pm: |
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hey ive got a full system from my car...2 12in 4 ohm subs 1000 watt amp headunit etc...im wondering how easy it is to hook this up in my room. whats the proccess here and what will i need? |
Gold Member Username: Arande2
Rattle your ...
Missouri
Post Number: 2803
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 07:14 pm: |
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It's expensive to get a power supply set up in your room that will supply enough power (since one with enough power might cost $1000).
In fact, it would probably cost less just to buy a receiver and amplifier of similar power. |
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Silver Member Username: Ccdoggy
Post Number: 196
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 02:03 pm: |
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You dont use car audio amps in a a home setting. Sure you can get a converter to power it but thats a bad idea for anything over like 50 watts. those converters are trash and will die.
Really the only option is to get a Sub amp that is built to plug into a outlet. that amp will then plug into you're receiver and thus you will have bass. |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 12904
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 08:59 pm: |
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Not to even glaze over all the power efficiency losses here in the conversion. Not that most kids living at home would even care lol.
And not all converters are trash. I have a small solar setup run off some solar panels that charge a 12v battery bank. I can power tools and lights for hours with my bank off a converter with great success. I have several converters. I do have a 2000w converter that is medium grade while my 1000w Xantrex model is premium. Some of the higher end converters run into the $1000's, for whole home use powered by battery banks that have 1000's of amphr's.
I got into it as a hobby and love the education it gave me in photovoltaics.  |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 14636
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:37 pm: |
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Why do some idiots insist on taking car audio and setting it up for home use? Do they really think it is some great set up that nobody else have thought of? Maybe it is a niche that manufacturers have never really thought about! NOT!
Next we gotta requisition this guy a new name...Mike Hunt...how original! |
New member Username: Stacks
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:58 pm: |
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the only reason i want to hook up my car system is cuz its sitting around colecting dust...my car was wrecked and the one i have now isn't practicle for the system, so while its just sitting there i figured ide hook it up the best i can and see what happens. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 14638
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:47 am: |
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Sell it and get home audio gear. Then get a new system for your new car when you get the insurance money. |
New member Username: Just_car_justin
Sydney
Australia
Post Number: 2
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 08:24 am: |
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mike, or anyone else. Could you PLEASE tell me in detail how to power my car amp, and also how to wire it all from my stereo to the sub through the amp and all that jazz!!!
would be much appreciated! |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 13769
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 09:45 pm: |
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I think we need to send you to the woods and bring back a switch lol.
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Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 15092
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 10:11 pm: |
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Silver Member Username: Magfan
USA
Post Number: 128
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 08:47 pm: |
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Paul, just catching up on this thread.
Yep, not all invertors are junk. But I'll bet that your premium unit is true sine wave.....yes or no?
If yes, than it'll be ok for most electronics.
But if it does not have a true sine wave output, than you may have issues with electronics. But for lighting / laptops or appliances non-sine wave should be OK. |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Post Number: 14379
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 - 08:47 pm: |
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You are correct Leo. The cheaper inverters are modified sine wave inverters, not pure sine wave. They're not recommended for long term use on just about anything with a motor. Compressor motors will fail prematurely when powered over long terms using them as power sources. (Refrigerators, tools, ect....)
The inverters you find in hardware stores and automotive outlets are these units. Good for camping and short power outages and such, never for a permanent replacement. |
Silver Member Username: Magfan
USA
Post Number: 139
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 04:38 am: |
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Hi-end, hi-power invertors are also insanely efficient. Your 2kw model should be in mid/hi 90's.
Even at full blast, it should run cool. |
Silver Member Username: W00b
Post Number: 221
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 05:40 pm: |
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Justin / Patrick : sell the amp, buy a plate amplifier, cut a hole in your sub box or run it [very dangerously] outside of a box, but enclosed somehow. The backs of plate amplifiers are exposed parts that you absolutely don't want to touch when it's running.
You have the option of selling your amplifier and using most of that money to get a plate amplifier, or keeping your amp and buying 1 or more power supplies to wire to the amp just to get it running, the good ones ranging from 70-110 a piece, not to mention how sloppy it's going to look, not worth it.
Cliffs:
- sell your amp
- get plate amp
- enclose plate amp
- enjoy
sum it up? good! |
Silver Member Username: W00b
Post Number: 222
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 05:41 pm: |
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And just incase you don't know where to get plate amps, partsexpress.com, edesignaudio.com, oaudio.com |
