subwofer withot amp

[saiaman2]

hi

i am planing on geting the sony xplod 10" for my ford ranger. i just put a new sony cd player with pre amp out puts.is it possible to conectjust the sub without a amp for the time being and just connect t to my cd player.if so what will it sound like. thanks

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[pj_chevy03 10+ year member]

u could do it but hooking a sub up to your h/u amp will give u very little output...i would say jus wait till u get the amp

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

It sounds horrible. My freind did that with his 10, back when he first got it. Not even worth the trouble. Bad idea...

Jon

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

would u even hear it? most hu only put out about 10 or so watts.

 

[AsK 5109 10+ year member]

cone wont even move

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

cone wont even move

yeah thats what i was trying to say //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[nick_05 10+ year member]

"you can drive with your feet but it don't make it a good ****in idea" - chris rock

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

I dunno but you could get a Kicker Comp and a small amp, 125-150 watts or so pretty cheap and it'd sound alot better.

 

[morris85 10+ year member]

hi i am planing on geting the sony xplod 10" for my ford ranger. i just put a new sony cd player with pre amp out puts.is it possible to conectjust the sub without a amp for the time being and just connect t to my cd player.if so what will it sound like. thanks

i would avoid doing that at all costs, it has the potential to ruin both the sub and hu.

mad clipping + roasting hu.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

max 15A. prob fry the fuse

 

[ShakinSupra 10+ year member]

I don't think I'd try it, but on at least some Pioneer HUs, the rear channels can be bridged for output to a sub. On the P760MP, the manual states it outputs 50w x2 @ 4ohm + 70w x1 @ 2ohm. I don't know about any other decks.

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Hmm I didn't know that, I'm gonna have to check out my pioneer manual

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Yep mines got that exact same thing...70x1@2ohm

 

[Diplexers 10+ year member]

Its kind of like trying to tow a horse trailer with a Ford Festiva. It just doesn't have enough power. It will sound horrible without the amp. Put it in a nice corner in your closet and when you get the amp it will seem more sweet because you get to play with both toys for the first time.