Newbie question: active subwoofer install

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Roger van Barkel - 16 Dec 2003 22:05 GMT

Couldn't find a decent answer in history of newsgroup. I'm planning to
install an active subwoofer in the boot of my peugeot 307.

Current config:
MBQuart 6,5" speakers front
Clarion DBM 538rmp 2 channel basic model cd/mp3 player

Questions? Lots of questions since i'm a newbie in car stereo. Why I
need a sub? Speakers don't produce much bass but are terrific in
mids/highs in my opinion. Bass should only add to the music, not
rocking my car upside down

Allright, the questions:
1. What brand of sub? Stick with Clarion? Saw a nice looking SRV303.
2. There's a 12volt connection in the boot. Will this do for the sub?
3. The Headunit has preouts. Can i connect the sub directly to these?
Any ideas?
4. Whats best: glue the sub to the floorcarpet or ...

Anything else that i should pay attention to, given car and unit?
Thanks for reading and helping me out here!

regards
Roger

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Roger van Barkel - 30 Dec 2003 10:08 GMT

> Couldn't find a decent answer in history of newsgroup. I'm planning to
> install an active subwoofer in the boot of my peugeot 307.
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> regards
> Roger

BUMP!

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John Holmes - 31 Dec 2003 04:57 GMT

>> Couldn't find a decent answer in history of newsgroup. I'm planning to
>> install an active subwoofer in the boot of my peugeot 307.
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>
>BUMP!

Since no one replied to your post, except me, here's what you need to
do. You need to keep reading some more. here's some basic answers
to you questions:

1. It's depends on a variety of factors like size (sub and vehicle),
sq, spl, ...etc

2. You need an amplifier to power a sub which requires a separte
power wire from your car battery.

3. The preouts send a signal to the amplifier.

4. Glue the sub to the carpet? First mount it a proper size box.
Then depending on how the box fits in your car find a way to mount the
box to the vehicle if you so choose. I've never glued or screwed any
of my sub boxes down.

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