Are line drivers worth it?

[sparkplug121988 10+ year member]

pic?

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

not unless they all have the same exact airspace and tuning otherwise no.

 

[Mason4Runner 10+ year member]

okay, great. thank you very much sicaudio.

 

[sparkplug121988 10+ year member]

Running funky pups tho so you dont need a line driver.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

different thread! i wanna know about line drivers! i believe you! i said i believed you! i just wanna know about having them in separate enclosures.. two in the back one in the console..

You wanna know about line drivers? Read this: http://stason.org/TULARC/entertainment/audio/car/3-31-What-is-a-Line-Driver-Do-I-need-one-LC-IDB.html

If you're going to run different sized subs, it would be beneficial to have each one housed within it's own enclosure and powered by it's own amplifier(or in the very least, it's own channel of an amplifier). That wouldn't damage any of the equipment, but there's still no reason to do it. No reason at all...

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

you have 4 subs and you are looking for sound quality ?

A line driver will not help SQ, it will help raise your signal which might be useful if you are picking up noise. It also might allow you to turn your amp gains down if you are having problems with hiss.

 

[eharri3 10+ year member]

I consider it a nifty little 'just so I can say I have it' feature if it happens to be bundled into some other processor or EQ I'm interested in. Otherwise I'm happy with my 5 volt head unit.

 

[Chuck Norris 10+ year member]

get low output impendence instead of hi-voltage

 

[BassMechkanic 10+ year member]

no to 2 differnt size subs in same system!

line driver maybe, depends on current voltage you are feeding your amps, and how high your gains are set, 5 volt or more currently you would not see a difference, but a typical 2-3 volt output deck, yes it would be worth it, plu if use multiple amps, splitting the signal, then a line driver used and tuned correctly would make a BIG difference.

 

[cebbeler7 10+ year member]

Voltage comes into play soooo much when it comes to car audio. Might I advise getting a power cell to go along with it?