Question about LOCs

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Do you need a good brand in order for them to work good? I'm only adding a subwoofer to a stock 08 camry. Would i be OK with a cheap brand one?

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[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

Should be fine, I see people using those $20 Stinger LOC's all the time with little or no problems.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

i'm going to say yes b/c i've used the $20 ones and the $2 ones and got the same results.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Cheap is fine. It's not advanced electronics. More expensive stinger versions have an adjustable range. The cheapest is fixed, not adjustable. Which still works fine for most systems.

$6 - $20

http://www.darvex.com/line_convertor.html

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

I would at least get an adjustable one, otherwise some of these units output upwards of 8v

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

I would at least get an adjustable one, otherwise some of these units output upwards of 8v

Not from a stock headunit with only about 5 watts output. You'd need a 1000 watt input to get 8 v output, and some amps can handle that. My headunit will put out 8 volts on the balanced connectors. No big deal.

Like I said. The fixed ones are fine for most people. They are designed for converting stock head units to RCA. If your trying to turn 1000 watts into line level or have unusual amp input requirements, then you need one of the higher end ones with adjustable outputs.

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

OK, i bought one named performance or something like that. It has adjustable gains for left and right input. Its a simple 2-channel converter.

 

[Z-Ro 10+ year member]

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

i believe tose are loEs, not locs....

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

some LOCs have a line driver built into them

some turn on via a speaker signal (no remote wire) if you dont want to hook it up to your h/u (your rear speakers instead)

I had good results with the Scosche LOC...Im going to try the more advanced Audiocontrol LC6