Dumb car audio question
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OK. I have been wanting to add a sub to my car for a long time now. I don't need anything crazy like dual 12" subs or thousands of watts of power, I am just looking for a moderately low cost way to get some sub power in there so that I have a little more thump, but not so that people can hear it 5 blocks away.
Anyway, I am looking at amps and have probably a stupid question.
Amp Channels! Mono vs. 2 vs. 4 channel... What is that all about? At first I thought that it meant output channels. Mono means one sub, 2 channel = 2 subs, etc. But other things I am looking at are giving me conflicting information, like a combo unit with 2 subs, and a mono amp. Then again there is parallel and serial wiring that tells me that as long as the ohms are within range, you could hook up whatever (within reason) you wanted.
Again, probably a rediculiously simple question, but I just figured it was easier to ask.
I am thinking just a single sub, but I am stuck on this amp thing.
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DOH. I figured it out...
I had my "blinders" on and was thinking "Sub AMP" not general audio AMP. DUH! 2 channel AMP is for speakers (right/left), 4 channel AMP is for Right and Left combinations both Front and Rear...
Mono AMP is all that is needed for a sub.
GEEZ! <smacks head> That IS simple.
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Maybe your online icon would turn a nicer shade if you stopped smacking yourself.
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Yeah, first I was ticked about the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray thing a month ago, now I am ticked off about my damaged Axiom speakers... Maybe I'll change it to try to be a bit more "proactive" with my emotional state of mind.
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There I "upgraded" from Mad, to Sad... <sarcasm> Woohoo... Life if getting better already... </sarcasm>
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Still Winter in the midwest, eh Nick?
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Just a measly 1999 Ford Contour Se Sport. I've upgraded the head unit and the 6x8's a couple of years ago, which was a big improvement. I just want something a little more, not a lot more since this is just my daily to-and-from-work driver. There is a hole cut into the metal of the rear deck where some people have put in an 8" or a 10" IB sub, but I think that there would be better performance out of something inside a box with less cubic feet than my entire trunk.
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I have a 10 inch Alpine sub with the Alpine 250 mono amp.
It doesn't overpower. It just sounds good.
Mine is housed in a box for my 2000 Suburban.
An 8 inch might do the trick for your situation.
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