Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 06:20 pm, by: Jason Munro(Jason_munro)
hey guys,
i just found something on ebay that might be great. it's an adaptor that says that it will integrate the factory amp with an after market head unit.
it's cheap too (under $20) but my concern would be the pre out level.
the JVC that i want buy, has 5 Volt pre output's. i'm thinking that this would be too much for the factory amp, that's probably expecting to see half a volt at most.
what are peoples thoughts ?
the factory amp still works great, all the stock speakers in my car (including the sub) are in perfect condition, and sound great.
should i take a punt on the adaptor ?
Jason.
Michael Marchant TryHard Victoria Soarer UZZ32 V8 finished in Zymol goodness!
Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 07:18 pm, by: Jason Munro(Jason_munro)
true about the adaptor i guess.
as far as a "decent amp" the response series of amps have routinely been raved about by the car audio magazines. fair enough, they are not the worlds greatest, but on a bang for buck basis they are good. it retails at $499
as i stated earlier, i'm not looking to be heard in the next suburb. so the response 5ch at 50x4 + 150x1 should suit my needs i think.
ill give the adaptor a go, and if that does not work, ill have to buy a separate amp i guess....
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 07:54 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Honestly?
I haven't the foggiest idea.
I have only ever hooked up aftermarket heads to after market amps, never a stock amp (actually I've never owned a car with a stock amp before!)
I have seen others convert preout to line level(?- speaker wire) to hook up to amps, but this may be a waste of a good quality signal.
I really don't have the depth of knowledge to answer you question. There must be an audiophile on the forum somewhere. I've never really bothered in the Soarer now I have kids.
Michael Marchant TryHard Victoria Soarer UZZ32 V8 finished in Zymol goodness!
Ben Lipman wrote on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 07:54 pm:
I have seen others convert preout to line level
The Line level signal comes from the pre-outs on the head unit. The only time you convert is if you want to go from speaker level out (when the head unit doesn't have pre-outs) to line level in on an amplifier.