subwoofer question

[brianh1290]

getting ready to buy a subwoofer but,
my question is...
my buddy told me if i have a aftermarket stereo all i do is hook up two wires to the back of my headunit and thats it?

[vietkid_2006]

you need to connect a remote. and rca outputs.

[C91BLX7]

You will have the SUB OUT on the rear of your deck, you take two RCA plug it there, and then two your amp. That and the trigger wire for your amp turn on.

[brianh1290]

well,
this could be a bad call but,
i may just buy this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Audiovox-200-Wat...ayphotohosting
to get the job done for awhile.
it says it has a built in amp to it so i wouldnt buy a amp.

[vietkid_2006]

well,
this could be a bad call but,
i may just buy this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Audiovox-200-Wat...ayphotohosting
to get the job done for awhile.
it says it has a built in amp to it so i wouldnt buy a amp.

built in..yes. but you still need the remote wire and i'm not sure if those use RCA inputs.

they might use speaker inputs.

they provide an extra bump. not too bad.

[nine_deuce]

And you'll still need a power source. Even tho it has a built in amp, it'd just be like hooking up a stand alone amp. You'll need power, ground, a remote, and a set of rca's

[liljohn92lx]

well,
this could be a bad call but

see you should have stopped there
all that asking about what bass songs hit hard on your other thread, man you will toast that little thing with one nice bass note.
but hey its up to you its your money

[vietkid_2006]

And you'll still need a power source. Even tho it has a built in amp, it'd just be like hooking up a stand alone amp. You'll need power, ground, a remote, and a set of rca's

yeah i forgot about the power also.

[Todds91]

I made that same mistake of buying one with a built-in amp and it was a Big let down. DONT DO IT!! Save your money and buy a Alpine 500w Amp and there Type E or Type S 10inch subs.

OR

Just do what ive done and buy nice Alpine, Polk, JL, or Infinity speakers and be happy with them until you can afford the a nice subwoofer and amp setup

[loud92CB7]

I made that same mistake of buying one with a built-in amp and it was a Big let down. DONT DO IT!! Save your money and buy a Alpine 500w Amp and there Type E or Type S 10inch subs.

OR

Just do what ive done and buy nice Alpine, Polk, JL, or Infinity speakers and be happy with them until you can afford the a nice subwoofer and amp setup

or shop around and get more and better for the money

[Todds91]

or shop around and get more and better for the money

that 2 lol

Like some people told me "EBAY can be you best friend went it comes to audio"

[nine_deuce]

High Desert Audio, or Indo Audio have great deals on name brand stuff.

For woofers, I'd avoid Sony, Kenwood... they make good head units, not so great on amps or woofers

[pear_b]

Alpine makes okay stuff, their more mainstream,
Kenwood makes some of THE BEST touchscreens, but I dislike their normal HU,
Pioneer makes all around KICKASS stuff!!!!!
Sony makes crap,
Jensen makes crap,
Eclipse makes good HU's also,

I just bought a pioneer HU, not flashy at all, all the features are their, the only thing is that they tend to have alot of features and hidden buttons that seem hard to use at first, but once your familiar its all good.

As for getting like a bazooka woofer, and built in amps, I would stay away from them. A lil bump is all you will get, get a single 12" woofer, prefab, small Alpine or rockford amp and call it a day. It wont break your wallet!

[nine_deuce]

Actually, the Jensen in dash dvd players with screen have by far better picture quality than some 1400 dollar Eclipse units I've seen.

I just wouldn't recommend buying anything else Jensen makes

[visualpoet]

Jensen has been friendly to me in the past. I ran a complete Jensen set up, HU, Amp, bandpass and subs (10" XS - the old schools with 2 5/8 excursion, not the pissy little shit that looked like the ks with a new badge) for three years and never had an issue with them.

brian - shop CL. I see setups for cheap all the time. If they don't let you listen to it, don't buy it. Most guys will say "hear it in my car before you buy it."