Will car subwoofers be ok in a hi -fi system? - Saxperience

VTR_Craig · 18th June 2011, 17:17

I have a CD player with big speakers etc. the Subwoofers in the speaker boxes are 8"

the rubber on the subwoofers has began to rip so i need some new subwoofers.

looking on the internet, i can only really find 8" subwoofers designed for cars.

will they be ok as my hi-fi speakers?

the only problem i can see is that car subwoofers are a lower impedance (4 ohms)

I don't really understand all the figures but i was looking at these on ebay-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JBL-8-800W-CAR...item2c5d4820c8

thanks

VTR_Craig · 18th June 2011, 18:52

anyone?

Mochachino · 18th June 2011, 19:42

It is the independance that is the problem. They will run but obviously not as well as you would want and probably blow your amp up lol I did it for fun once on a shitty stereo lol

Manu · 19th June 2011, 03:45

car audio, is for cars.

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looking on the internet, i can only really find 8" subwoofers designed for cars.

any half decent electronics shop will find you a suitable replacement.

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Originally Posted by db_sax

It is the independance that is the problem.

Surely you mean impedance.

Mochachino · 19th June 2011, 11:12

LOL yeh I must have wrote that without thinking about it

petrolhead_19 · 19th June 2011, 15:06

no basically lol i put 2 12" subs in my house speakers cause they had blown and yeah it gave a little bass but not much, id say best thing to do is go to CPC can get house subs for cheap there

Scott^p · 19th June 2011, 22:57

If your amp can support the lower resistance then yes no issues. The lower resistance means the speaker will receive more power, this in turn means the amp works harder and can lead to issues if it's not designed to run at lower resistance

Manu · 20th June 2011, 10:47

Should be easy to find out, look at the back of the speaker, on the magnet. Most have a sticker or print showing how many ohms it's running at. If it says 8 ohms, don't even think about putting 4 ohms in there,as most amps will cut out.

brianS · 22nd June 2011, 15:18

would also ask what speakers... if they are some b&w or bose etc then maybe replacements but otherwise a whole new set would be better maybe?

Viper · 27th June 2011, 23:27

Any audio shop/forum I have asked have said no.