Subwoofer amplification

[eg4life]

Is there any possible way to power a non amplified subwoofer for a reasonable price. What I mean to say is,..is there a sub amp that can hook to your house wiring?

 

[HowY]

Your looking for a "plate" amp or sub amp:


Sub Amps

 

[zumbo]

Here are a few non "plate" designs.

NHT

Outlaw

Adcom GFA 6002

 

[cbecker33]

plate amp

I have the 500w version from www.partsexpress.com powering a 12" Stryke Audio AV12 in a 1 ft^3 box (sealed). It seems to be a decent amp, but I will reserve final judgement until I can get it set up on my home system (right now I have it hooked up to a cruddy $70 Wal Mart special system via a line level converter )

The amp also has a parametric eq which can be very useful.

Chris

 

[eg4life]

That Outlaw looks good. That is to say Cabinet freindly. I dont want anything looking ghettorigged. Thats why I avoided buying a power inverter to power a car amp.

???
Can you use a regular amplifier like a 2-channel to power a sub. Like the name brand ones out there.???

 

[cbecker33]

That Outlaw looks good. That is to say Cabinet freindly. I dont want anything looking ghettorigged. Thats why I avoided buying a power inverter to power a car amp.

plate amps don't looked ghetto rigged.....they fit flushly anywhere on the box.

Can you use a regular amplifier like a 2-channel to power a sub. Like the name brand ones out there.???

yes, provided you have the proper amp (ohm load, power rating, etc...) you can use anything from audiophile amps, to pro dj amps. I have a mackie 2600 putting out 1400w @ 8ohm and 2000w rms @ 4ohm to run my home sub which is a 6ohm load . Buying dj amps means lots o power, cheap (mackie's also have a built in crossover - if needed)

chris

 

[cbraver]

Nod, Crown makes good stuff, the Behringer Euroseries amps are an awesome deal...

If it was me I'd just use a Behringer Europower amp. Those things make some juice for the money!

-Chad