# Surround Sound+ Car audio **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 20, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053 "2008-12-20T09:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/1 "2008-12-20T09:39:28Z")
Ok well ill start out and say over the prevous year I have been suffering with a lil subwoofer that came with my surround sound and every time the bass hits its quieter than my farts, enough said…I want to hook up a car sub that will hit decently in a open space (my room) prefferablly ported. how can i hoop up a amp,sub to my surround sound so I can get some boom boom in my room? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/2 "2008-12-20T10:28:21Z")
u want to put a car sub in your home? umm why, just go buy a decent sub thats actually made for a room ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/3 "2008-12-20T10:30:38Z")
i listen to lots of music and horror movies and i want the bass louder…and durring the winter monthes im kinda on a budget sooo im trying to get of as cheap as possible:) ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/4 "2008-12-20T10:36:59Z")
I did this once when I was young and dumb. Bought a power inverter…hooked up my car amp to the inverter…powered my subwoofer. Was not worth the effort. Go buy a quality home theatre unit. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/5 "2008-12-20T10:41:10Z")
i think my home theatre system was like 200$ or something, its not amazing but it will sound a lot better than a car sub lol it depends a lot on the positioning of speakers ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/6 "2008-12-20T10:41:27Z")
hm…kk ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/7 "2008-12-20T10:42:33Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > i think my home theatre system was like 200$ or something, its not amazing but it will sound a lot better than a car sub lol > > it depends a lot on the positioning of speakers i actually had a car sub hooked up but not amped and it sounded really good but i want it to be strong so now i wanna amp it:) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/8 "2008-12-20T10:46:52Z")
Possible yes, will it sound good no, but it will be loud…er. Get a computer power supply rated for the right amount of watts, they put out 12 volts. hook up amp to outputs of power supply, connect rcas and there ya go. One of my co-workers did it. with 2 JL audio 12" W3’s ---
**Author:** ![Mixmastermike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mixmastermike/32/7314_2.png) [@Mixmastermike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mixmastermike)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/9 "2008-12-20T10:48:30Z")
Why don’t you just upgrade the sub that came with your surround? Mine had a cheap 8" that was shot so i bought an audiobahn 8" for under $50. It was more than enough for a home theater system. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/10 "2008-12-20T10:48:56Z")
hmm…ok i like that idea ill try that thanks! Mixmastermike:I like louder bass… a lot louder and i have a big azz room 2 ---
**Author:** ![jimbo13kaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimbo13kaz/32/5117_2.png) [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/11 "2008-12-20T11:17:23Z")
i throw my subs in my house for the winter and use them with my home theatre, but i have a ![http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jim1sntafreak/Peavey-CS-800-Power-Amp_xlg.jpg](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jim1sntafreak/Peavey-CS-800-Power-Amp_xlg.jpg) 800 watt peavey commercial series power amp lol, sounds great. running 2 alpine type r 12’s at 4ohm 400 watts each only cost me 50 bucks used at guitar center, all together i think i have 1600 watts or so with my surrounds and subs, i like loud music lol :headbang: ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/12 "2008-12-20T11:23:27Z")
dam it thats the kinda thing i need hmm… ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/13 "2008-12-20T11:33:43Z")
Logitech Z5500 [http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers\_audio/home\_pc\_speakers/devices/224&cl=us,en](http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=us,en) 188w subwoofer ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/14 "2008-12-20T11:43:23Z")
![http://unycgp.denetron.net/Right_Channel.jpg](http://unycgp.denetron.net/Right_Channel.jpg) This is the right channel in my room (yes that’s a logitech sub on the right, z5300 to be exact) 🙂 …only downside is that sub is around 150lbs. and the main is close to 70lbs. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/15 "2008-12-20T11:49:07Z")
> [@Joe\_Omerta](#): > > This is the right channel in my room (yes that’s a logitech sub on the right, z5300 to be exact) 🙂 > > …only downside is that sub is around 150lbs. and the main is close to 70lbs. thats a lil too crazy i dnt want 2 make the foundation of my house fall apart … ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/surround-sound-car-audio/60053/16 "2008-12-20T11:49:13Z")
Another Option…if you wanna go balls to the wall [http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Yamaha-SW218V-Club-Series-V-Subwoofer?sku=601203](http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Yamaha-SW218V-Club-Series-V-Subwoofer?sku=601203)