car stereo subwoofer

[NauXolo]

I have acquired a home system subwoofer
and i was wondering if it is possible to put that
one and add it to my carry
its a bose.. 350 w max... 50/60 hz or something like that
i know i probably need an amp or something like that

any help please?
thanks i appreciate it
Jon

[Zeek321]

Yea man u definately need an amp. Bose is a very god kinda spreaker. So it is really 350 watts. There are some junky kinds like pyramid and others who say they're like 500 watts when they're only really 100. Go to ebay.com and search for a 2 channel amp. I would recommend a pioneer, they are a very good kind, and people sell them for very cheap on ebay. If you need any help installing the system let me know i did mine myself and i think i did a professional job. They charge like 80.00 to do it at other places. Im redoing mine because i just got an amp to run to my highs...

[rayray]

i don't think that you can run home system stuff in your car and vice versa. they run at different resistances. something's bound to blow.

someone please explain the physics of it all (i'm just to lazy to look it up again).


-rayray

[EasyE]

now sure... ive seen people with their shelf stereo in their car.. dont know how they did it tho... but um... i doubt you can put that woofer in your car. is it a powered woofer? a lot of home theatre subs are powered (built in amp)

[Dwileykyot]

A friend of mine had home woofer in his car too. No idea how it was hooked up tho. :-? Check ebay and just buy a woofer and amp combo, you can always find cheap stuff on there if you're pressed for cash.

[Silver Streak]

I don't have a home subwoofer but typically home system speakers run at 8 ohms...if the sub is 8 ohms, and considering most car amps are 4 ohms, you'll have to get two of them and connect them in parallel to get a 4 ohm resistance.

If the Bose speaker you have is 4 ohms, I don't see why you couldn't hook it up to your car...just get an amp that is bridgeable.

[Keyser Soze]

I wouldn't recommend using a Bose "subwoofer" in your car. Mainly because they don't have the frequency response of a true subwoofer. They only go down to like 50 or 60 Hz, where as real sub's go to 30 Hz or below. You're better off using that "sub" in your house (or selling it to some sucker), and finding a real car sub for your car.
I worked for Bose for 6 months, and Circuit City for 3 months, this is why I know. Bose products are all marketing gimmicks- they're not nearly as good as everyone thinks they are.

[NauXolo]

alright thanks ppl
i decided not to put it in the car... haha
i just hooked it up to my computer lol!!
took the one audio jack and put it in left right speakers lol

it IS prett weak not like a real subwoofer
the reason i have this is becasue we're getting a dynaudio