speak help

17-April-04, 08:27 PM

im thinkin about hooking up some car speakers to my stereo and surround...... but i dont know if its possible or if the speakers need electricity....... i want to make my own so it matches my room.... my own boxes that is...... would car speakers work just like a stereo speaker?

aaronrkelly · 17-April-04, 08:33 PM

You could do that but chances are they will probably sound like azz - the number to watch is ohms. Check your current speakers and/or the output of you receiver/amp and your rigged speakers should be the same ohms.....certain damage to occur if you do not match these figures up. More "load" and you will certainly burn your shat up - less and Im not sure what happens.....just dont do it.

17-April-04, 08:36 PM

what should i do then...... just buy new stereo speakers?...... i want to get rid of the huge ones i have..... they sound perfect but are so bulky....

aaronrkelly · 17-April-04, 08:44 PM

I have no experience building boxes for a home system but if yours sound good why dont you sell/trade them for something smaller - you could probably pick up some decent bookshelf speakers cheap.

17-April-04, 08:51 PM

i just wanted to take some small 4-6 inch speakers and put them in oak boxes so that it matches........ my mom got a new house so i got an oak bed and im in the process of building a custom oak desk so i can put my case in it and show off the window..... its pretty cool, but i need some 4-6 inch speakers in oak.... i can just take the speakers out of their boxes and put them in mine.... or i can just buy black boxed speakers....... any help would help

EstwingMan · 17-April-04, 09:02 PM

You can hook car speakers to a home sound system just like regular home sound system speakers. When I moved to Denver after high school, I hooked 4 Jensen Triax speakers to a stereo I had in my apartment. It wasn't true surround sound cause I don't think it was invented yet, but it sounded good. But then again that was 22 years ago. I'd go for it.

EDIT: I had mine in cardboard boxes cause that was all I could afford at the time

17-April-04, 09:06 PM

well.... i was lookin at a pair of 60 dollar sony speakers.... and if it messes them up, thats 60 bucks i just wasted..... i want them because they look good...... wish i knew for sure

17-April-04, 09:21 PM

oh yea..... how would i go about hookin it up to my tv when my tv doesnt have a place to hook it up at...... is there something i need to buy to do it?if so.... whats it called?

TekXoID · 17-April-04, 09:35 PM

Although those Sony's are prettty good, never base speaker purchases on appearance, some of the best looking speakers sound like sh!t.

You could only have TV sound externally if the TV has an audio output, or if the device your cable/sat/etc. has an audio output you can connect to the speaker amplifier instead of connecting the device's audio output to the TV.

What amp will you be using with the sony's?

17-April-04, 08:27 PM		#1 (permalink)
pcgeek43505 Guest	speak help im thinkin about hooking up some car speakers to my stereo and surround...... but i dont know if its possible or if the speakers need electricity....... i want to make my own so it matches my room.... my own boxes that is...... would car speakers work just like a stereo speaker?

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17-April-04, 08:33 PM		#2 (permalink)
aaronrkelly Apex Tech God	You could do that but chances are they will probably sound like azz - the number to watch is ohms. Check your current speakers and/or the output of you receiver/amp and your rigged speakers should be the same ohms.....certain damage to occur if you do not match these figures up. More "load" and you will certainly burn your shat up - less and Im not sure what happens.....just dont do it.

17-April-04, 08:36 PM		#3 (permalink)
pcgeek43505 Guest	what should i do then...... just buy new stereo speakers?...... i want to get rid of the huge ones i have..... they sound perfect but are so bulky....

17-April-04, 08:44 PM		#4 (permalink)
aaronrkelly Apex Tech God	I have no experience building boxes for a home system but if yours sound good why dont you sell/trade them for something smaller - you could probably pick up some decent bookshelf speakers cheap.

17-April-04, 08:51 PM		#5 (permalink)
pcgeek43505 Guest	i just wanted to take some small 4-6 inch speakers and put them in oak boxes so that it matches........ my mom got a new house so i got an oak bed and im in the process of building a custom oak desk so i can put my case in it and show off the window..... its pretty cool, but i need some 4-6 inch speakers in oak.... i can just take the speakers out of their boxes and put them in mine.... or i can just buy black boxed speakers....... any help would help

17-April-04, 09:02 PM		#6 (permalink)
EstwingMan Da Hammer Man	You can hook car speakers to a home sound system just like regular home sound system speakers. When I moved to Denver after high school, I hooked 4 Jensen Triax speakers to a stereo I had in my apartment. It wasn't true surround sound cause I don't think it was invented yet, but it sounded good. But then again that was 22 years ago. I'd go for it. EDIT: I had mine in cardboard boxes cause that was all I could afford at the time

17-April-04, 09:06 PM		#7 (permalink)
pcgeek43505 Guest	well.... i was lookin at a pair of 60 dollar sony speakers.... and if it messes them up, thats 60 bucks i just wasted..... i want them because they look good...... wish i knew for sure

17-April-04, 09:21 PM		#8 (permalink)
pcgeek43505 Guest	oh yea..... how would i go about hookin it up to my tv when my tv doesnt have a place to hook it up at...... is there something i need to buy to do it?if so.... whats it called?

17-April-04, 09:35 PM		#9 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	Although those Sony's are prettty good, never base speaker purchases on appearance, some of the best looking speakers sound like sh!t. You could only have TV sound externally if the TV has an audio output, or if the device your cable/sat/etc. has an audio output you can connect to the speaker amplifier instead of connecting the device's audio output to the TV. What amp will you be using with the sony's?