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 our 2017 Airstream Flying Cloud 23FB takes up a lot of the storage space where it was placed in an inside storage bay by Airstream, and I have read that it takes a significant amount of power even when the radio is turned off. That is a consideration when boondocking, which we do a lot.Is there any harm, at all, if I just unplug it and take it out of the trailer completely?Thank you

no, as long as the amp for the entire speaker system is not built into it.

More than likely no problem taking it out. I'd unplug it and make sure the remaining sound is ok before actually removing it. If you remove it, but sure secure the speaker wire(s) so they can't short against anything as they will still be live.

Agreed on unplugging it an trying it out.A subwoofer adds a lot to a sound system. You might miss it.Power; it depends on the speaker and how it is hooked up.My stereo has a "trigger" wire which turns on the subwoofer after power is turned on at the stereo head.So when the stereo is turned "off" the trigger power de-activates the subwoofer. Airstream is a pretty good unit and I would think that the factory would build and install it using the trigger wire setup.

LittleBill wrote:no, as long as the amp for the entire speaker system is not built into it.After removing the sub-woofer, I did turn on the radio and all of the other speakers worked just fine. Does that mean it wasn't the amp for the entire speaker system?

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.

Speaker question for audiophiles | Good Sam Community

15 Replies

wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jul 09, 2018
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.
Bobbo
Explorer III
Jul 09, 2018
LittleBill wrote:
no, as long as the amp for the entire speaker system is not built into it.

After removing the sub-woofer, I did turn on the radio and all of the other speakers worked just fine. Does that mean it wasn't the amp for the entire speaker system?
bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Jul 09, 2018
Agreed on unplugging it an trying it out.
A subwoofer adds a lot to a sound system. You might miss it.

Power; it depends on the speaker and how it is hooked up.
My stereo has a "trigger" wire which turns on the subwoofer after power is turned on at the stereo head.

So when the stereo is turned "off" the trigger power de-activates the subwoofer. Airstream is a pretty good unit and I would think that the factory would build and install it using the trigger wire setup.
p220sigman
Explorer
Jul 09, 2018
More than likely no problem taking it out. I'd unplug it and make sure the remaining sound is ok before actually removing it. If you remove it, but sure secure the speaker wire(s) so they can't short against anything as they will still be live.
LittleBill
Explorer
Jul 09, 2018
no, as long as the amp for the entire speaker system is not built into it.

Forum Discussion

Speaker question for audiophiles

15 Replies

About RV Must Haves

Related Content

outside speakers

Outside Speakers

Newbie power question

Another solar question.

Better outdoor speakers