Subwoofer Replacement Ideas?
#31
I just replaced my stock sub in my '97 with this: Kicker 8" COMP
Put an appropriate amp on it and sounds great. Plenty of boom.
Put an appropriate amp on it and sounds great. Plenty of boom.
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Would it be better to tap into the rear door speaker wires left and right channels to the line level converter? I tried just the old sub wires with a horrible sounding result. Just curious what the guys who added an aftermarket amp did to get great sound from their sub. Also if anyone else has a 98 did you use preamplifier signals or the signal from wires going straight to the speakers from the amp?
#33
Gotta get the low frequencies
The system is splitting the lows from the mids & highs, all your low frequency signal is being sent to the sub, your door speakers are mids & highs only, so there's nothing to 'tap' into. I'm not sure where your stock sub amp would be located at, but if you're install is good it's possible the old amp is shot as well. If there's an adjustment on the input levels of your new line level amp I'd play with that first. But if your old stock amp is in the trunk and you can find the pre-amp input, run that to your new amp and bypass the old amp entirely. Also make sure your new amp is getting enough DC power, it's a long way from the battery to the trunk and light gauge power wire is gonna add a lot of loss.
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ur not going to get any bass from whatever little 8 inch sub u stick in the back...trust me on this i have 2 5.25 jl audio speakers in the front doors and 2 in the rear doors,2 6x9 jl's in the rear deck and i put a 8 inch sub in the hole and it sucked,so i put a 12 inch boxed kicker in the trunk and my system came to life. i have the sub just sitting back there and its not being used.
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Would it be better to tap into the rear door speaker wires left and right channels to the line level converter? I tried just the old sub wires with a horrible sounding result. Just curious what the guys who added an aftermarket amp did to get great sound from their sub. Also if anyone else has a 98 did you use preamplifier signals or the signal from wires going straight to the speakers from the amp?
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