Does the Stock Radio Have RCA Outlets?
- Thread starter j dubya
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What didn't you understand?
If the amp has speaker level inputs, you can use them, but you will tap into the front or rear speaker outputs to feed the subwoofer - so when you fade to front or rear you will change the subwoofer volume.
Same thing will happen with a LOC unless you use a 4-channel LOC and then Y-adapters to combine the front and rear outputs to the subwoofer amp.
Best way to do this is to add a 4-channel amp with RCA pre-outs to feed the subwoofer amp, but it's easy and almost cheaper to replace the factory head unit.
If the amp has speaker level inputs, you can use them, but you will tap into the front or rear speaker outputs to feed the subwoofer - so when you fade to front or rear you will change the subwoofer volume.
Same thing will happen with a LOC unless you use a 4-channel LOC and then Y-adapters to combine the front and rear outputs to the subwoofer amp.
Best way to do this is to add a 4-channel amp with RCA pre-outs to feed the subwoofer amp, but it's easy and almost cheaper to replace the factory head unit.
There is very little reason for an OEM to include subwoofer RCA outputs.
If they wanted to add a subwoofer to the car, they would hard-wire the amp into the radio harness so that you would spend $1500 for the "premium" audio rather than adding your own.
(Same reason all the factory rear-view cameras are hard-wired when all the aftermarket ones use composite video (yellow RCA) plugs).
If they wanted to add a subwoofer to the car, they would hard-wire the amp into the radio harness so that you would spend $1500 for the "premium" audio rather than adding your own.
(Same reason all the factory rear-view cameras are hard-wired when all the aftermarket ones use composite video (yellow RCA) plugs).