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dangerranger96 
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i have three 10's each in a 1 foot box and i have them wired to an amp so that they are gettin roughly 150 watts each.  How would i hook up the amp for use in a house without using a battery any help would be helpful

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A 12 volt power supply comes to mind. Here is an examplel

http://www.baproducts.com/pyramid.htm

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thats exactly what i have been trying to find.  How many amps do you think i would need to power it.
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I would contact the manufacturer and get a recommendation.
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I have often thought about using car stereo subwoofers when I build home stereo tower speakers. There is one problem that I can think of with using car speakers in a house. And that is that car subs/drivers have a much higher maximum distortion rating than houses subs/drivers. Now, this really doesn't matter if you like listening to things like Rock. But if you want to watch a HD movie, the speakers can make a big difference in the "surround" effect.
Anywho.
I have used car subs/drivers to build tower speakers for my house. They turned out pretty good, but they are too "boomy". I mean, they over-emphasize the bass frequencies. And when you use a seperate amp to driver the subs, this problem only gets worse.
These are really my personal opinions. You will have to try it and "see" for yourself.
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dangerranger96 wrote:
thats exactly what i have been trying to find.  How many amps do you think i would need to power it.

Look at the fuse rating on the amp.  That will tell you what you need for full volume.  As you will see when shopping for a converter, it doesn't make much sense to use a car amp in a house.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

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