Passive Car Subwoofer?

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derekb

Audiophyte
I just had to sell my car, and I have all of this car audio equipment laying around now, and have decided to get into home audio. I have a Pioneer vsx-d912 receiver, which says you can hook up a passive subwoofer to the back-surround speaker slot. Can I use my 10" infiniti sub from my car? It's rated for the right amount of wattage, but it is 4 ohms (single voice coil) and the receiver says to use speakers with an impedance of 8-16 ohms. Is there any way to wire this safely? Should I bother? Having this sub laying around is such a waste and if there's any way to use it for my home system I'd love to. If this is not possible in any way, what is a decent *cheap* powered subwoofer to buy? Main focus is music. Thanks a lot!
 
annunaki

annunaki

Moderator
Why not look into a cheap amplifier from http://www.partsexpress.com to power your subwoofer. You may also want to look into a different enclosure. Enclosures for the home usually need to be larger to attain desireable low frequency extension. A .707 Qtc sealed enclosure or a low tuned ported enclosure (25hz-30hz) would be the best choice in this case. :)
 

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