Installing my a new cd player and a sub

[Bboy_Jon]

Ok well im going to go and buy one of these (hopefully order it today)

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panas...oductDetail.do

im gonna get it off ebay, its only 150 there lol

Ok well ya, how do i install the thing? i have a 97 lumina ls. So after i take off the dash and take off the old unit, i just basically plug everything in, mount it (gotta get the din kit with wiring harnesses at target) and thats it?

my dad has an amp that he got for 1 dollar, its a crossfire 10wx2 lol

The cd player im getting is 50wx4 or whatever, i wanna either hook up my single pioneer 10or 12 inch sub, or this one box with 2 6 inch (i think 6) subs, or this one with 2 12 inches

BUT could the amp run any of those? could i just hook the sub(s) to the head unit itself?

Im a 16 yr old kid working at Charleys Steakery (fast food type place) and ya i should be getting my check today, which would mostly be spent on my cd player

So....ya, can i hook the sub to the unit? or could i even use the amp?

[PaulD]

you will DEFINITELY need an external amp to push any kind of sub.

[Bboy_Jon]

i couldnt even temporarly hook them up to my head unit?

if i did, would it just act like a speaker or somethin?

Could the 10wx2 amp run it?

[PaulD]

the headunit amp will drive it a little, but you won't get a LOT of bass out of the that kinda set up. I have never heard of a amp as small as 10W anymore, maybe it's a 100 watt amp and a 0 got rubbed off.

[Bboy_Jon]

well it says 10 with no space inbetween the 0 and the w

"10w" lol 10wx2!

so ya if i hook it to the head unit, it would basically act as a normal speaker?

how can i find out the specs of my subs? to see how much power id need?

when hooked to the head unit, would it screw up if i turn up the volume too loud?

if i do decide to get an amp, do i need multi channel? 2 channel? mono? what?

with the head unit, when i install it, Would i have to do any soldering? if i get a wiring harness kit from target?

[kcg795]

Some stereos can actually power a couple of small subs and have an option to cut the highs out. And by small, I mean 6.5 inches or smaller. Never EVER underpower a sub. If your stereo doesn't have enough power to run a 12 or a 10 and you go turn it up, it'll distort and it's distortion that will kill your subs. Get a 2 channel amp. If you have only one sub, you can bridge it to mono. If you have 2 subs, then just wire it in stereo. My Profile Baja HA1000 does a nice job driving my two 10s in stereo mode in a bandpass box. The price is right too. They're getting 160 Watts RMS each. Oh, with this amp, if you have two subs, you have to wire in stereo. It will not accept a 2-ohm load in bridge mode.

[Bboy_Jon]

here are the subs i will be using (one of these)







i want to use teh first one, the 3rd one is like 6 inches or so

man im so stupid i just checked the amp again and its 70w!!! x2

theres a scratch right at the bottom of the 7, and lookin at it real quick its like a 1 but i checked again and its 7!!

so ya can a 70w amp run any of the subs?

[Mannyb18b]

Kcg, stop giving out false information. If you dont know squat about audio electronics than dont go trying to teach more squat.

[Bboy_Jon]

was what he was saying not true?

btw heres my amp

http://cgi.ebay.ca/MOSFET-70Wx2-AUDI...QQcmdZViewItem

exact same thing


also ill need a amp wiring kit for the amp correct? Should i just get that on ebay? can you link me to a good one?

[kcg795]

I know what I'm talking about and I research this stuff all the time. Look it up on Google. There are all kinds of results saying that underpowering a subwoofer will damage it. I don't mean by playing it at low volume. I'm talking about making a tiny amp push a big woofer or two. I suppose it would be fine if you don't push it too hard. Find out the minimum RMS rating is for that bandpass. That one might be your best bet. Actually, think you'll have plenty of power for that bandpass if you bridge your amp. My bandpass needs a minimum of 70 watts for both 10s. A max of 500 RMS for both with 1000 watts of peak power. So bridge that fucker and run it on that bandpass. I think you'll be good to go.

[Bboy_Jon]

how do i bridge? connect the headunit amp and the amp together?

[kcg795]

Bridging is when you combine both channels on the amp into mono to provide more power. You'll see a think like this on your amp.

-_____BRIDGED_____+

o o o o
- +Speaker- +

The "o"s represent the connection screws. Basically connect only to the outer screws and don't connect anything to the middle screws.

[balls_to_the_wall]

Underpowering a sub will not do a single thing to it. Sending a sub a clipped signal will, underpowering it will not do anything negative to the sub. I think you should research and get your information at more respected sites.

[kcg795]

An underpowered amp will cause clipping if you crank it up too much. Apparently, that's not getting through your head.

[balls_to_the_wall]

How about them gains? Oh and re read my first sentence please.