CAR AUDIO

Question: I want to set up my car audio system in my basement. how do i go about doing this?

(Posted by: imawhiteb0y on 2008-07-25 12:45:50)

I have 2 12 " Kicker solobaric L7's & a JL Audio 1000 watt amp.

Posted by: ANDRE L on 2008-07-25, 14:53:28

The costs and trade-offs of trying to do that make just buying a good but not expensive home audio system far more logical. You would need a power converter, for one thing, because car audio gear doesn't run off of house power. Also, car speakers have to be small and configured to work within a car's interior; The acoustical environment in a house is quite different, so a car system setup in a house won't sound the same that it does in it's car. Spend a few hundred bucks and just buy some proper home gear; if you have no need for the car equipment, sell it off to help pay for the new home gear.

Posted by: elchris2005 on 2008-07-25, 17:11:22

Im not sure what you are trying todo, but if you just want to hook it up, you will need a car battery, wire it up just like you do as if it were in the car still....You can also try a DC/ AC converter, at least 12V @ 5 amps... this should run the stereo and the amp. NOW, THE BASS WILL NOT BE THE SAME.. Theese subwoofers are used to move air within the trunk or you car that would be trped ina tight space, Now you basemente is open space, so the bass will be about only 50% of what you are used to hearing in the car...You can try to put the box in the corner with the speakers facing the wall, then place yourself on the other side of the room, this will couse a " bass reflex " and you will hear boom....BUT dont expect that pounding bass you hear coming from a mile up the street . YOU CANT do it unless you have a CUSTOM made HOME box for the speakers... good luck!