hooking up subs to a home stereo?

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

Hey all. I have a cheap *** stereo I won a couple of years ago, and I was wondering something. If I hook up my subs to it, will I **** anything up?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You could...

Best bet is to get a real plate amp for it...

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

home theater stereo?

thing with that is you might not even have a sub output on the stereo... dunno what is it?

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

U mean like wiring ur subs directly up to it?I think u still need an amp, and are the signals comming out the stereo RCA's or the speaker wires? if its the speaker wires u probably need like a Hi Low convertor than wire it to an amp than finnaly to the subs.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

your gonna need a crossover at the least and most home receivers are built for a 8ohm load

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

dvc 4 ohm subs ftw.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

i'd worry more about the cheap *** stero than the subs. I'm assuming the subs are of a lower impedence than your recievers rated at?

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Just buy a good plate amp with RCA and Speaker level inputs on it with a built in crossover.... That way it's all you need....