bad to hook up to home stereo?

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

Would it be bad to hook up a JL 10 W7 to a home stereo. I have one just sitting in my room and I'd like to put it to good use.

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[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

How much power does your home stereo put out?!

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

I don't know. But there is a sub in it with a sealed box and it gets pretty loud. It's a 10 I believe.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You need an amp for it, and either a crossover on the amp itself or an external one.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

and you think it puts out enough power to run a W7?

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

I don't know. But there is a sub in it with a sealed box and it gets pretty loud. It's a 10 I believe.

it def. wont be enough power! most home stereos with powered sub boxes only put out `100-200 rms and most of the time are capable to handle only an 8 or 4 ohm load nothing lower

gat a decent plate amp to power the w7 like this one http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-808

and a good ht box designed up for it and it will get so **** loud! also your gona want some speakers that will be up to par to keep up with the bass //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

Not to mention the box wouldn't be designed for it.

It's a bad idea to do a direct swap.

You need an old school amp >.> My Sony STR-V6, I ran that thing at 1 ohm, and it kept going. And it was rated for 8 ohms >.>

You'll need a higher powered HT amplifier, and a properly designed box, before you even consider it.

Doing it now, you'd end up killing the sub due to massive clipping.