Car Audio + Home Audio = Same???

[Kaos 10+ year member]

This is possibly a dumb question but I figured I'd ask anyway. Can you take a sub, mid, tweets and amp from a car and use it on your home stereo?

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[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

This is possibly a dumb question but I figured I'd ask anyway. Can you take a sub, mid, tweets and amp from a car and use it on your home stereo?

Yes.

- Steve

 

[nick3470 10+ year member]

when you do it, just remember it doesnt take near the power in a house to be loud as it does in a car(i have a 200w shelf system that makes the windows in my house rattle)

 

[Qball 10+ year member]

question is how

 

[b0mbrman 10+ year member]

when you do it, just remember it doesnt take near the power in a house to be loud as it does in a car(i have a 200w shelf system that makes the windows in my house rattle)

But also remember that there's no cabin gain in a house so expect your subs to roll off a lot sooner. But at the same time, you don't lose midrange due to door-mounting //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
Also, for the original poster, don't forget that home amps are usually made for 8 ohm speakers.

question is how

Put it in a box?

 

[DJWeb 10+ year member]

Already answered......... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif

 

[thinkbig 10+ year member]

There are a few issues in using car audio equipment in the home. Most mids/tweets in the car are made to have very good off axis response, whereas home drivers are more on axis. That's not a big deal, but it makes difference in aiming/setting up your towers. And yes, for a car amp you would need a fairly large AC/DC converter depending on how powerful your amp is. In the end you can usually save money by just building a home system using equipment made for home audio. And you'll have better results too. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif