Speaker question for audiophiles
I have a question for the audiophiles on here. My wife and I are both relatively hard of hearing, and can't get the benefit of the full range of sound. The sub-woofer under the front dinette seat of o...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Just be sure to tape up the connections and label them in case someone else wixhes to sub woof.
Actually that speaker goes to below the audio range (20Hz is the bottom of audio) into "Sub Sonic" (often down to 10 or less HZ) so you "Feel" more than hear what it does for you.
I got a pair of female-female RCA gender changers and filled one side with liquid electrical tape, then plugged them into the RCA connectors. The hot pin of the plugs is enclosed in the gender changers, and the other end is insulated. The power plug was already enclosed as long as I don't stick an ice pick in there. :)
I put the sub-woofer in the closet in the house. When we go to get rid of the Airstream, I will re-install it just like it was when I bought it.
p220sigman wrote:
If you unplugged it an everything else still works, you should be fine if you are satisfied with the sound. In all likelyhood, it was not run off of a separate amp either, so it probably didn't have a draw when the sound system was off. But you may still need to find if it had a separate amp if you are worried about it drawing power. If it has a separate amp and that amp is powered when the system is off (unlikely, but possible if the person wiring it wired the turn-on trigger wire and the power wire together), just disconnecting the speaker won't stop that power draw. If it has a separate amp, it could be anywhere, but I'd check the compartment the speaker is in and the radio location first. When you find it, you should be able to just remove the fuse and don't have to remove the whole amp.
If the radio is reasonably easy to pull out, pull it and see if there is a subwoofer pre-amp output. If there is and there is an RCA type cord plugged into it, there is an amp somewhere for sure. If there is an output and it is not being used, the sub was probably running off of the internal amp in the radio.
My 29 year old son was over this evening and I discussed this with him. He looked at the sub-woofer and pointed out that the sub-woofer has two knobs, labelled "GAIN" and "FREQ." He says that means the amp is probably in the sub-woofer, so I am good on removing it.
I can pull the radio and look at the back. I will do that. Thank you.
