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<blockquote data-quote="zamodeo" data-source="post: 2783573" data-attributes="member: 575152">Hi, I&#039;m considering hooking up a subwoofer amplifier to an &#039;06 Honda Civic. If I purchase an amplifier with speaker-level inputs, could I just unplug the wire from the rear speakers, and basically make a Y for each positive and negative connector, running one end to the speaker, and another to the speaker-level input on the amplifier?My overall goal is to leave the factory amp powering the speakers, and just feed off the speaker signals to power a subwoofer. My concern with the above method is that the sub amplifier would take too much power, and the rear speakers would only be half as loud as the front speakers.&nbsp; I know more than the average person about electronics, so technical explanations in terms of resistance/current are acceptable, although I do not want to have to make my own circuits for the project.Cheers!Zach</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zamodeo, post: 2783573, member: 575152"] Hi, I'm considering hooking up a subwoofer amplifier to an '06 Honda Civic. If I purchase an amplifier with speaker-level inputs, could I just unplug the wire from the rear speakers, and basically make a Y for each positive and negative connector, running one end to the speaker, and another to the speaker-level input on the amplifier? My overall goal is to leave the factory amp powering the speakers, and just feed off the speaker signals to power a subwoofer. My concern with the above method is that the sub amplifier would take too much power, and the rear speakers would only be half as loud as the front speakers. I know more than the average person about electronics, so technical explanations in terms of resistance/current are acceptable, although I do not want to have to make my own circuits for the project. Cheers! Zach [/QUOTE]

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