Can I use car subwoofer with my home system?
Most, but not all, subwoofers have these inputs; they get connected using speaker cables to the same speaker output jacks on your receiver or amplifier that are also hooked up to your speakers. Also I ran mine off a Pioneer 100 watt Stereo house recvicer... In fact different speakers that have passive crossover components wired inline should be connected in parallel. I get this question quite often and it's something I wondered about when I was first getting into car audio.
I dnt know what type of power supply i need or whatsover....... If so, would it be worth the time and trouble? I have a really dumb question. I dnt know what type of power supply i need or whatsover.......
Car Subwoofers to Home stereo subwoofers? - However, not all subwoofers are so simple and straightforward, depending on the specific model and maybe some personal experience. If you have a decent receiver, it might be able to handle a 4 ohm mono load, check the specs.
Subs can provide a foundation to the sound that few speakers can muster on their own. So adding a sub is not just about adding more and deeper bass; rather, a properly integrated subwoofer can improve the overall sound of hom system. The subwoofer is hooked up to the receiver with a single interconnect cable. Stereo receivers, pre-amps, and integrated amplifiers rarely have subwoofer output jacks or offer bass-management options. Most, but not all, subwoofers have these inputs; they get connected using speaker cables to the same speaker output jacks on your receiver or amplifier that are also hooked up to your speakers. That means you have to double up the connections on the receiver or amplifier see photo below that illustrates that connection method. The top picture has just the speaker cables connected to the stereo amp; the bottom picture has the speaker and subwoofer cables connected. With small speakers with 4-inch or smaller woofers, you'll set the sub's crossover frequency at 100Hz or higher, and with speakers with 5-inch or larger woofers, 80Hz or lower. Then set the sub's volume control to provide the level of bass support you want. I like to bring the sub's volume up to hoook point where I just start to hear the bass filling out the speakers' sound, but some listeners prefer more pronounced bass fullness. I usually spend at least a few hours listening with lots of different types of music to fine-tune the crossover and subwoofer volume settings.