Posts Tagged ‘Subwoofer’

Woofers Increase The Quality Of Your Car Sound System

Posted on February 4th, 2010 by by Rob King

Depth of the music is very important for all those who are all music enthusiasts. They also aim at giving a powerful music and equally good sound. So they are more interested in developing such a stereo. The high range of music is generally handled by the speakers at the rear decks, door panels and at the dash. A sub woofer is no substitute for a device which can handle lower ranges which also separate a audio system and stock system. As far as an audio professional is considered he can handle the job of installing sub woofer to your system. Even an individual can try doing it. But how to install a sub woofer in a factory stereo?

There are few tools required for accomplishment of this task. The usage of such tools will reduce the man power required and makes it easy. It includes trim panel removals, Philips head screw driver, speaker wires.

The negative cable from the car’s battery is removed initially. The battery’s negative terminal is actually connected with the negative cable and to the car’s frame. The cable’s clamp is loosened with the use of a Philips screw driver. The clamp is removed and it is kept aside until the task is accomplished.

Then the amplifier position is located after which the manual is gone through for any kind of procedure to be followed. The woofer can be placed either in the cargo area at the rear back or the car’s trunk in the case of models like hatch backs or SUV. The speakers are then connected to the output corresponding to each input.

Fourth step is very important. The speaker wires should be connected with the positive and negative terminals of the amps correctly. The next step needs some attention. The wires of the speaker should be routed to the place where sub woofers are present. Suppose if the location of sub woofers is not near the amplifier then wires can be taken under the carpet of the vehicle. Use trim panel removal tool for prying of panels at the openings of the door. The trim panels can be replaced by hand itself after laying the wires under the carpet.

The carpets are lifted and the wires are routed through this. Hiding the wires gives a custom look and avoids clumsy look. The trim panels are replaced manually. To fit them properly, pressure must be applied uniformly through out the panel’s length.

After that is done we come to the last step. This seventh step is nothing but reconnecting the ground cable with the vehicle battery’s negative terminal. Fix the clamp on the lead and use the same Philip screw driver which we used for loosening now to tighten the clamp of the cable. Before starting to do this job always make sure if the output from the amplifier can be handled by the sub woofer added.

Knowing how to install a sub woofer in a factory stereo is of great importance in maintaining a car.

A Simple Installation Process To Wire A Dual Voice Coil Subwoofer

Posted on February 1st, 2010 by by Sally Thompson

There are two ranges of sounds. One is the high range sound and the other is the low range sound. The high range sounds can be handled at speakers in the rear end, dash and door panels of the vehicle. But the lower tones and the bass effects are generally handled by the sub woofer which has got no other substitute. One should ensure that the sub woofers are wired properly. But how to wire dual sub woofer?

There are few tools required for accomplishment of this task. The usage of such tools will reduce the man power required and makes it easy to complete the task. It may include amplifier and dual speaker.

The first step is to check the impedance of the sub woofer. They come in many ranges of resistances or impedance. Four ohm and two ohm are the most common ranges available. This sub woofer may also be of dual voice coil they don have variations that are unusual. The very common type of sub woofer under using is the four ohm range. And so the plans for wiring are all designed so as to match this kind of sub woofer.

The woofer can be placed either in the cargo area at the rear back or the car’s trunk in the case of models like hatch backs or SUV .There are channels in the amplifiers. Then the amplifier position is located after which the manual is gone through for any kind of procedure to be followed.. To these channels the wire from the sub woofer is connected. The ends of these wires are stripped by an inch.

There are many types of terminals available in an amplifier. The most common type of the amplifier terminal is the”push” terminal. In this type for making a connection you have to press a lever and pass the wire through the hole that appears.

Amplifiers and sub woofers have different kinds of terminals. Push terminal is the most common type of terminal. This terminal pushes a small lever an a hole is generated. And the wire is slipped through this. A mono amplifier can also be used to wire a sub woofer. The step 2 is followed once again. The amplifier’s positive terminal is connected to the first sub woofer’s positive in the same way the negatives are also connected. These are repeated and also known as Daisy chaining often.

Check your sub woofers by playing a track of your choice. If you feel that the bass is not good enough check for all the wiring so as to ensure that there is no wrong connection made between negative and positive. Such a wrong wiring may lead to poor sound quality and also make it play out of phase. This should be avoided.

By following these simple easy to follow steps you can get a good quality sound output from your car`s audio system. After wiring a dual sub woofer you can hear even a very low bass sound.