Car Audio to Home Theater Conversion Question(s)

[WaylandC]

I have two Kicker 6x9's. They are the older DX69's. They are comparable to the DS693's. Here are the necessary specs for those who know better than I do.


Sensitivity: 92 dB at 1 watt

Frequency Response: 30 - 20k Hz

RMS Power Range (Watts): 2 - 70

Peak Power Handling (Watts): 140

Impedance (Ohms): 4


Will this product meet this need to create a Left-Right Channel / Stereo setup for a small home theater audio system?

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The speakers have the standard Red and Black / Positive and Negative Input slots. As with most car audio, it will need exposed wire inserted into these slots. What more will I need? For example will I need a specific type of speaker wire? I'm not sure how to go about doing this. The reason I want to go this route is to save a little money by keeping my purchases to a minimum and to improve the audio experience over what the HDTV speakers provide.


Any help is greatly appreciated,


Wayland

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[markw]

What do you intend to drive them with? Many home units aren't too tolerant of 4 ohm speakers.

 

[WaylandC]

What do you intend to drive them with? Many home units aren't too tolerant of 4 ohm speakers.

AudioSource AMP-100 Stereo Amplifier

Channels: Stereo

Power Output: 8 ohm stereo: 50W x 2
4 ohm stereo: 61W x 2
8 ohm bridged: 150W x 1

Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz

12v Trigger: Yes
2 Pair Stereo RCA Inputs, 1 Pair Stereo RCA Outputs

I'm looking to make use of what we currently have to make an improvement over the TV's speakers.

My knowledge of audio equipment is quite limited.

 

[zieglj01]

I have two Kicker 6x9's. They are the older DX69's. They are comparable to the DS693's. Here are the necessary specs for those who know better than I do.


Sensitivity: 92 dB at 1 watt

Frequency Response: 30 - 20k Hz

RMS Power Range (Watts): 2 - 70

Peak Power Handling (Watts): 140

Impedance (Ohms): 4


Will this product meet this need to create a Left-Right Channel / Stereo setup for a small home theater audio system?

While they can sound better than TV speakers, they will also
sound somewhat weird and strange. In the car, you are sitting
near-field, in the home your are sitting far-field. They will not
sound as natural, and the soundstage will drop off. There are
some cheap home speakers around, that can do decent in your
home theater.

 

[WaylandC]

While they can sound better than TV speakers...There are
some cheap home speakers around, that can do decent in your
home theater.

At most we will be sitting 6.5 feet from the equipment. Our livingroom is also not very large and is carpeted.

I'm really just wondering if it's possible to create this setup easily by purchasing the low-budget receiver, some RCA connectors and maybe some 12 AWG speaker wire. I'm not the most equipment/tool savvy person but I can follow directions pretty well

 

[flyimages]

While they can sound better than TV speakers, they will also
sound somewhat weird and strange. In the car, you are sitting
near-field, in the home your are sitting far-field. They will not
sound as natural, and the soundstage will drop off. There are
some cheap home speakers around, that can do decent in your
home theater.

i agree, you should invest in some actual home speakers.