Polk Audio PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black)

i got into a car crash and everything was pretty much done for except for the subwoofers, the boxes they were in got kinda beat up though, and so i was wondering what i could use to power them so i could use them in my home audio stereo? i have a 150

A: If your subs are passive (don't have a power amp built in) you'll need an amplifier rated at the same impediance (usually 4 ohms) as the subs and power (watts) of the subs.

You don't want to send the full range of frequencies to the subs

Car audio at the New York auto show

I went to the New York International Auto Show with just one thing on my mind: car audio. Like many New Yorkers, I don't own a car, so this was my chance to sample a wide range of premium car audio systems in everything from Smart cars to Rolls-Royces. For the most part, generic car audio or famous name-brand systems like Bose and Mark Levinson sounded thick and muddy. Not one was up to the standards of a decent home hi-fi system. They played loud and had lots of bass, but even the most expensive car systems at the show didn't have audiophile quality sound.

The Chevy Sonic Boom concept, on the other hand, made a strong impression at the show. A scaled-down, regular production Sonic Boom may be available later this year; I hope it'll take up a lot less interior space! The little Sonic Boom concept car's hatch was jam-packed with two throbbing 15-inch subwoofers, 24 speakers, and a hefty 4,000-watt sound system. The sound lived up to the car's name.

Check out more photos of the car audio I saw at the show. Click on any image below to start the slideshow.

Source: CNET

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