how to wire sub for desktop

[whosyodaddy74 10+ year member]

hey i just 2 JBL 10" pos subs that came free with an amp i got for my car speakers. im wanting to hook one up to my desktop for a little more bass then the stock 6" that is terrible.

i just need to know how to power it. any way i can do that w/o buying an amp?

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[NoLimit 10+ year member]

Gerbil idea, ftw

 

[whosyodaddy74 10+ year member]

sorry nick! not hooking up 100000 gerbils to a wheel to power my sub

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

i got a really nice computer but the speakers arnt great, no subwoofer, i would want to wire one up to is it possible?

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

Hey, i tried to help //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

i got a really nice computer but the speakers arnt great, no subwoofer, i would want to wire one up to is it possible?

Yeah thats what this topic is about, way to ask the same question as the original poster did

Not to be an *** or anything //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

well he already has a 6" sub, i jsut have 2 smaller speakers with like a 1" "woofer" so idk if i can do it at all

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

He'll be free airing his sub, he just need a way to power it thats all //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[whosyodaddy74 10+ year member]

lol yeahh like i have good speakers.. just i want a bigger sub cause i listen to rap.. and uhh.. its actually a 4. lol looked at it.

i tried wiring the sub with speaker wire to the wires used to power the 4. it workd for abouttt.. 1 song. then i think i blew the fuse :'(

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

he'll (edit: both of y'all) need a 120VAC plate amp...

you can grab one off of parts express...

you could use an AC to DC power supply but... one big enough to power a car audio amp will be as expensive as a plate amp.

BTW... he'll get next to no output free-airing them... hell... with 500 watts going to it i could almost zero output out of a 12 inch L7

 

[whosyodaddy74 10+ year member]

not going to be free airing them.. i got a box its just not in it right now. im just trying to get it all to work right now

 

[colgatekillaa 10+ year member]

why don't you just go to fry's or best buy and get a computer subwoofer for much cheaper?

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

He's already got a sub, he had a computer sub, he wants to use this

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

You need an amplifier. No way any normal system will have anywhere near the power to get that sub moving.

 

[whosyodaddy74 10+ year member]

ohh i dont think you guys understand the shittyness of this jbl. i got it to move with the stock sub. it was moving for a good 4-5 min. then it just kidna died. this sub sells at CARTOYS for like 30 dollars. shittttyy.

takes like 50-100 watts haha