sub and amp on stock headunit

[=Calais v8=]

hey, just a quick question

i have a 96 VSII calais with the stock 10 stacker stereo. can i hook up an amp and sub to it? or do i need a headunit with some sort of special connection?

cheers.

 

[r_i_d_a_h]

i guess ya could still use ya factory unit cept, you'd most likely need a high-to-low converter and tap into the rear speakers. This can be purchased from jay-car. $20-$25?

 

[azzfox]

can use a high-low signal converter. will turn your existing speaker wires into a low signal for amp input. not the most ideal way tho.

 

[r_i_d_a_h]

it'll sound much much better with a good new head unit

 

[azzfox]

heres one from jaycar.

Jaycar Electronics

from what iv heard you may get a little bit of noise, but seeing its to run a sub it shouldnt be too much trouble.

 

[=Calais v8=]

whoa. such quick replies! you guys are champions. thanks for the help. rep points for you two.

 

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

the problem you will have is even if you convert your factory speaker lines with a low pass converter you wont have a sub output! meaning you will now have a low pass set up for your front and back car speakers to hook up to a 4 channel amp but you wont have one for your sub woofer! the way i got around this was to buy a fusion EQ wich actually creates a sub output by splitting up the music it recieves from the front and rear speakers and only sending bass signals to your subs! i sounds tricky but let me know if you run into trouble as i have done what your doing!

 

[r_i_d_a_h]

hoo-RAA!

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[azzfox]

the problem you will have is even if you convert your factory speaker lines with a low pass converter you wont have a sub output! meaning you will now have a low pass set up for your front and back car speakers to hook up to a 4 channel amp but you wont have one for your sub woofer! the way i got around this was to buy a fusion EQ wich actually creates a sub output by splitting up the music it recieves from the front and rear speakers and only sending bass signals to your subs! i sounds tricky but let me know if you run into trouble as i have done what your doing!

im not following completely. i cannot see a problem with this setup..

head unit > speaker wires > converter > rca cable> amplifier with low pass filter.

or if you want to do a full amp upgrade..

head unit > speaker wires > converter/s > rca cable/s > 4 channel amplifier > pass-through rca > mono or other amplifier to suit with low pass filter.

 

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

im not following completely. i cannot see a problem with this setup..

head unit > speaker wires > converter > rca cable> amplifier with low pass filter.

or if you want to do a full amp upgrade..

head unit > speaker wires > converter/s > rca cable/s > 4 channel amplifier > pass-through rca > mono or other amplifier to suit with low pass filter.

this is the best way for me to explain!