Passive Subwoofer Installation Help

[SteveW]

I have a 2000 Nissan Frontier with an aftermarket receiver (Aiwa 200 watt CD player). I have bid on a passive subwoofer (Bazooka) on Ebay, and it looks like I might get it. Is there a way I can install the subwoofer without an external amp? I don't want "thumping bass", just a bit more low end that the door speakers supply.

All 4 speakers in the truck are 4ohm, and the subwoofer is 4 ohm. The radio will handle 4 - 8ohm loads. Anyway I can spice into the rear speaker leads without burning something up?

Thanks

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[pavengmike6 10+ year member]

I do not really think you will be happy with just splicing it in. I will not give you the response you are looking for. The bazooka EL series 8 inch are only about 150.00, and they do not give you a lot of bass. They do a great job of filling in the lower end.

Yes you can splice it in series with the rear channel speakers. But again it will not do what I think you want it to. But if all you are after is a little bass, you could go get a cheap amp 50 watts or so and power it. But for all that trouble the amplified version would do the same thing and be cheaper in the long run.

 

[SteveW]

Thanks, I'll likely have to order a 50w amp. I bid on this thing on eBay, failing to see it was passive. It looks like I'll get the bid for $66, so I screwed up!