car speakers on computer?

wErd · 03-28-2005, 10:58 PM

I have two 6.5 speakers, two 3/4in tweeters and two 12in speakers that were in my car, but now its dead, is there any way that i can hook any of this up to my computer? and will it be expensive?

Evil Juggalo · 03-29-2005, 08:56 AM

Yeah, all you gotta do is get you an old PSU.. ive dont this like 10 times

If your using an AMP you need 2x PSUs...

(On the AMP)
12V (Yellow) - 12v Power
12V (Yellow) - 12V Remote
-12v (Black) - -12v Ground

(On the Head Unit)
12v (Yellow) - 12v Power
12v (Yellow) - 12v Remote
-12v (Black) - -12v Ground

Pretty simple huh? All you gotta do is just hook it just just as you would in your car...

First thing.. make you a power switch on the the PSU, on the 20 pin block, cut out the green wire and a black on, if you tie them together, itll turn on the PSU, you need a switch there to turn it on and off at will.... Id suggest makign an LED in line with that other wise you might forget you left it on, and it can damage your amp to leave it on that long..

When i hooked it up, i usually put 2 Yellow wires to the power parts.. not on the remote tho.. After you get all that basic stuff hooked up, you should be ready to go.. you can figure out the rest cause its just hooking up speakers..

Ill warn you tho.. before you turn it on, lower your computer sound in the taskbar thing, otherwise your gonna just about blow out your ears cause its really Fxcking loud... trust me.. ease it up...

-Evil Juggalo

[Edit] Oh yeah, put the speakers in series-parallel, [4 Ohm], youll get more power to each speaker without damaging them..

jay.scratch · 03-29-2005, 09:44 AM

he doesnt need all that. theres no need to connect an AMP to a psu.

ok wait u talkin bout a car AMP, okok u right. but if was me i would get an cheap AMP good enough to run all those speakers (make sure how many watts u need). then to connect the AMP to the comp. just get a audio in/out cable, if u dont have audio in/out port in the computer get a Y cable to connect in the headphones port

InFuZiOn · 03-29-2005, 01:16 PM

It would work but I've got my 5 inch sub on my computer speakers so I'm pretty much set. You'll need to make housing for the speakers too.

Sinarious · 03-29-2005, 02:08 PM

Someone ought to sticky this puppy :) i know i've been wanting to do this but now that i have simple directions... i may have to :)

wErd · 03-29-2005, 03:09 PM

1. what is a psu?
2. what if i dont have an amp?
3. where can i get a psu for cheap?
4. will i have to put my 6.5's in a box too?

InFuZiOn · 03-29-2005, 03:10 PM

You'll have to make enclosures for everything since their made to go into the enclosures on your car.

A PSU is a PowerSupply Unit. You can buy them from Xoxide! :P

You'll need the amp in order to increase the power from the PSU enough to power everything.

tabasco122 · 03-29-2005, 03:19 PM

it kicks ass, cause you can take like a pos 250watt psu and run a higher watt system than the psu on it rock solid stable. my friend did it with one of my power supplys (the bastard took mine lol) he hooked a molex to the 12v input on the deck and hooked the deck to some speakers. the deck is pretty powerful too. he also has a sony 6cd changer and a fan to cool the deck all hooked up to the cheapass psu... my cheapass psu i got for 10 bucks during xhour.

Sinarious · 03-29-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tabasco122

it kicks ass, cause you can take like a pos 250watt psu and runa 400watt system on it rock solid stable. my friend did it with one of my power supplys (the bastard took mine lol) he hooked a molex to the 12v input on the deck and hooked the deck to some speakers. the deck is pretty powerful too. he also has a sony 6cd changer and a fan to cool the deck all hooked up to the cheapass psu... my cheapass psu i got for 10 bucks during xhour.

Fekkin score, thas what i'm talking about.. anyone put together a box for car stereo.. least a box for like 2 speakers and a deck? i wanna see pics :)

jay.scratch · 03-29-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wErd

1. what is a psu?
2. what if i dont have an amp?
3. where can i get a psu for cheap?
4. will i have to put my 6.5's in a box too?

u need to have an amplifier to run the speakers
you dont need a psu to run an amplifier

Evil Juggalo · 03-29-2005, 04:31 PM

Here.. ill give you a couple diagrams on a setup i was gonna make a while back

This is 2 computer cases hinged together

Inside of left PC

Inside of right PC

Instead of battery, think PSU

hope this helps a little..

-Evil Juggalo

EDIT: Just noticed the pics are kinda small, just save them and you can enlarge them..

Edit2: You dont need an amp, you can do the same wiring to jsut the head unit..

VERCETTI · 03-29-2005, 04:36 PM

If ya need car stereo advice, ask me, I have installed over 20 of them in varying degrees from crisp to knocked the window out of my Isuzu.

You need your subs in an enclosure to resonate vibration and creat the bass sound. The amp you need has to be a car amp to make good use, since the ohm is 4 versus the 8 and 16 ohm home speakers. Get an AC/DC converter to run the amp and use the RCA's from your sound card to the amp. Without and amp, you have nothing, since the sound card doesnt produce the wattage fo the speakers. Put ya 6.5" in some prefabbed 6.5" boxes from any local car audio shop

http://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?CartId={E0700F1B-3DA5-4DBEEVEREST-90E2-2C57F8BFDE37}&ic=PS102

Not much luck with boxes for 6.5" mids

uomemoney52290 · 03-29-2005, 07:01 PM

ill try and get some pics for ya, i have 2 12's in a box, with 2 ccfl, and 2 120mm fans, hooked up to a 300 watt powersupply i got from a old dell, then i just screwed on an old amp, and connected it to my comp... works fine... my mom has my cam, shes in paris right now, but ill get some pics asap

trsroller · 03-29-2005, 10:13 PM

look here for some parts if ya need em they have some good deal sometime.
www.woofersetc.com they might have a 6.5in box.

wErd · 03-29-2005, 11:30 PM

ok the subs i have are rated at 175 rms and 250 max and the 6.5s are rated at like 90 max. when it comes to computers im a complete idiot. so what PSU do you guys recommend? i dont need anything fancy, just something to get the job done.

deadly-app · 03-30-2005, 01:37 AM

Get 2-3 400watt generic power supplies from xoxide. Upon getting these three psu's, feel free to chop off all red wires. You dont need them.

http://www.home.agilent.com/cgi-bin/...OUNTRY_CODE=US

There, now you have around 60 amps of 12 volt power :0 Feel free to power around a 600w amp with that.

Blazin Trav · 03-30-2005, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wErd

I have two 6.5 speakers, two 3/4in tweeters and two 12in speakers that were in my car, but now its dead, is there any way that i can hook any of this up to my computer? and will it be expensive?

Make a box and just connect it to your soundcard, an Audigy Platinum would probably work best.

theshadow27 · 03-30-2005, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Blazin Trav

Make a box and just connect it to your soundcard, an Audigy Platinum would probably work best.

as already coverd here, you cant just hook car speakers up to a audigy, or any other sound card. you need amplification. PC speakers are different, as they usually come with internal amplification.

i would resist the temptation to install any speakers in a PC case that has a PC in it, the vibrations would severely shorten the life of the hard drives, and shaking a heavy heat sink on top of your CPU cant be a good thing.

instead, you can get sub boxes for $30, or build your own. make an enclosure out of MDF, and you can use 1/4" lexan to show off the speakers or the amp. i would get a separate power supply for the enclosure, you could build it right in. and if there is a local computer store around you can probably get a no name PSU for $4. i know Comp USA sells em for around $10.

if you are going to use lexan, you can also use CCFL's or any other computer accessory to show off the inside of your new case.

remember, you can always hook your computers sound card into an AUX IN on a head unit or an amp.

Blazin Trav · 03-30-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by theshadow27

as already coverd here, you cant just hook car speakers up to a audigy, or any other sound card. you need amplification. PC speakers are different, as they usually come with internal amplification.

i would resist the temptation to install any speakers in a PC case that has a PC in it, the vibrations would severely shorten the life of the hard drives, and shaking a heavy heat sink on top of your CPU cant be a good thing.

instead, you can get sub boxes for $30, or build your own. make an enclosure out of MDF, and you can use 1/4" lexan to show off the speakers or the amp. i would get a separate power supply for the enclosure, you could build it right in. and if there is a local computer store around you can probably get a no name PSU for $4. i know Comp USA sells em for around $10.

if you are going to use lexan, you can also use CCFL's or any other computer accessory to show off the inside of your new case.

remember, you can always hook your computers sound card into an AUX IN on a head unit or an amp.

I was assuming that they had an amp as well...

InFuZiOn · 03-30-2005, 10:36 AM

Forget buying the boxes. Just make them. It wont be too hard since you just have to cut a hole in one side and use screws to secure the speakers down. It all depends on size and whether you want to be able to move the speakers around or not.