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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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Aftermarket amp to Subwoofer?

Has anybody try hooking up an extra amp to just the rear subwoofer and still keep the stock amp to drive the rest of the speakers?

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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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bump i want to know this too
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Sort of ,I hooked up a 2 channel to the stock RF sub. It's actually the only stock speaker left in my car. It's supposedly like a 75 watt per coil at 1.1 ohm. I had to turn my amp gain way down and rewired the coils to a 2 ohm load.
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Sort of ,I hooked up a 2 channel to the stock RF sub. It's actually the only stock speaker left in my car. It's supposedly like a 75 watt per coil at 1.1 ohm. I had to turn my amp gain way down and rewired the coils to a 2 ohm load.

How does it sound?
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It has a nice punch to it no complaints. I've had bigger subs before it does ok.
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommy Di Cat
It has a nice punch to it no complaints. I've had bigger subs before it does ok.
How do you wire 1.1 ohm to 2 ohm?.
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...s.asp?Q=1&I=12
middle of the page.
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Originally Posted by Tommy Di Cat

thanx bro. Thats what I was thinking too.
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