tryin to make subwoofer sound better
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Topic: tryin to make subwoofer sound better
Posted By: OneLove05
Subject: tryin to make subwoofer sound better
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 7:24 PM
Is it alot better to have a custom cd player that has outputs, than a stock 6 cd in-dash cd player that has no outputs, when tryin to make your subwoofer system sound better? The reason why im asking is because I had a F-150 with a nice pioneer cd player and a Rockford Punch 400 watt amp with 2 12' Polk subs and it sounded good, And I took the amp and the subs off and put it on my new Sierra truck, that has a stock in-dash 6 cd player with no outputs, so i hooked the amp through my speakers and it just sounds like speakers and not the way the hit as hard as before.
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Posted By: Poormanq45
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Your factury HU might might not put out a full 20~20k Hz signal to the speakers. This would have ill effects on bass.
Note that you cannot directly compare one vehicle to another in terms of sound. All vehicles will have a different sound to them.
You probably arn't getting a clean signal from the speaker wire. Chechk around, someone probably sells a converter thing that gives your HU and/or RCA outputs at about 4 volts.
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Posted By: OneLove05
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 7:39 PM
Are you talkin about a Adjustable Line Output Converter? Because I bought a Adjustable Line Output Converter and hooked it up from the back bose speakers it still seems like not enough base im coming through the subs.
Posted By: the don
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 7:39 PM
go to pac usa.www they have a harnes that hooks up to the factory radio with rca 4 volt output it works real good
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Posted By: OneLove05
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 7:50 PM
the don wrote:
go to pac usa.www they have a harnes that hooks up to the factory radio with rca 4 volt output it works real good
Whats the site called?
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 9:03 PM
Look at these at https://www.pac-audio.com/products/oem1.htm and see if your truck is listed. You unfortunately are having to deal with getting around that factory Bose crap.
Posted By: OneLove05
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 9:17 PM
stevdart wrote:
Look at these at https://www.pac-audio.com/products/oem1.htm and see if your truck is listed. You unfortunately are having to deal with getting around that factory Bose crap.
Thankz, even though it says 2003, it should still work for a 2004 GMC Sierra shouldnt it?
Posted By: OneLove05
Date Posted: January 29, 2005 at 9:59 PM
For some reason that part dosent work for my truck? Is there anything i could do? My Truck is a 2004 GMC SLE Extra Cab Truck with Bose, On Star and XM radio.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 30, 2005 at 11:13 AM
If you have the Bose system, doesn't it have a factory sub woofer? If you need to keep the factory system intact, you can grab a signal for your aftermarket subs from the factory sub. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: Poormanq45
Date Posted: January 30, 2005 at 12:09 PM
"You unfortunately are having to deal with getting around that factory Bose crap."
Older Bose systems were indeed crappy. But newer Bose systems are actually pretty good relative to other OEM systems.
Keep us updated on what you do
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Posted By: OneLove05
Date Posted: January 30, 2005 at 1:43 PM
Poormanq45 wrote:
"You unfortunately are having to deal with getting around that factory Bose crap."
Older Bose systems were indeed crappy. But newer Bose systems are actually pretty good relative to other OEM systems.
Keep us updated on what you do
Ya the Bose speakers sound real good, its just the subs that are sounded like crap cuz of the frequency or whatever.
Posted By: yamahaking2000
Date Posted: January 30, 2005 at 8:02 PM
those harnesses that add rca's work but still it would be best if u just bought a nice deck that has rca outs, i bought the harness and it did work but it wasnt good enough for me so it all depends with you
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Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: January 31, 2005 at 8:03 AM
ensure that the deck you buy if buying one is compatable with the changer
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