Car sub/amp or HT sub/amp with computer?

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Could I hook up a car audio sub and amp combo to my computer with a car battery? If so, what else do I need to hook it up?

Also, would this work instead: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?DID=7&PartNumber=300-770 ?

Could I just buy a cable to allow me to hook this up to my PC?

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[ContourSPL 10+ year member]

If you don't have a receiver with a sub output or any other kind of out put, you could get a 3.5mm jack to RCA connector and connect the 3.5mm into your soundcard and the RCA to the inputs on the amplifier. How are you running your speakers??

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Into the speaker port. Can I just split the 3.5mm audio out on the back of the computer and use a 3.5mm to RCA wire to the sub? I found all the cables.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Can I just split the 3.5mm audio out on the back of the computer and use a 3.5mm to RCA wire to the sub?

No.

You need a proper amplifier of some kind, preferably one made for 120VAC such as PartsExpress sells...

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Also I was thinking of getting these:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=300-784

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=295-485

Would these work well together and would a 1 cu ft enclosure be good? Would it sound as good facing back as down?

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

No.
You need a proper amplifier of some kind, preferably one made for 120VAC such as PartsExpress sells...

right but I mean split it to send 1 signal to a sub amp and the other to my computer speakers. That would work right?

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Does anyone know if I can just split the 3.5mm computer speaker output and send one signal to a plate amp?

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Yes it's called a "Y" cable.... You can get them at Radio Shack...

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Yes it's called a "Y" cable.... You can get them at Radio Shack...

OK thanks, I found it on parts express but wasn't sure if it would work. I look forward to shake pictures off the wall throughout my dorm. There are 2 or 3 guys with little 5.25" woofers that sound like shit but are always turned up loud