home audio to car audio conversion
#1
home audio to car audio conversion
Hey all
This might be a dumb question but in my internet travels I ran into a bunch of home audio (8 ohm) speakers that come in a diy front tower set up and I like the look of the speakers. They are good quality and there is enough to do my whole truck.
I am wondering if I can switch the cross-overs to car audio and find some amps that will run 8 ohm speakers.
Any thoughts
This might be a dumb question but in my internet travels I ran into a bunch of home audio (8 ohm) speakers that come in a diy front tower set up and I like the look of the speakers. They are good quality and there is enough to do my whole truck.
I am wondering if I can switch the cross-overs to car audio and find some amps that will run 8 ohm speakers.
Any thoughts
#5
there is often very little difference between high end home and car audio drivers. You could use them as is with the existing cross over. Do you intend to use the same cabinet? Keep in mind most home speakers are bass reflex (ported) for low frequency extention. If you will be using a subwoofer you can use a much smaller cabinet (about hafl size or less internal volume) However for in door use without a cabinet the better car speakers have higher Q than their designed for box home audio brothers.
As mentioned, they weill play half as loud as thier 4 ohm versions. Now.. why are these so special to you? what brand/model are they? what kind of drivers do they have?
As mentioned, they weill play half as loud as thier 4 ohm versions. Now.. why are these so special to you? what brand/model are they? what kind of drivers do they have?
#6
I believe you can get a similar tweeter from scan with the same platform now, with different specs of course
#8
I've thought about doing an automotive setup with some JVC woodcone stuff. They make a car audio version that was never available in N America. Their home audio stuff maxes out at 4" I think and they do have a wood dome tweeter. The speakers really slant to more of a natural instrument and vocal reproduction than my musical tastes, but sound great in a more acoustic style.