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well...they were mounting in the basement to the above floor, but in a box...anywho
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I know what you were referring to.
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your ohms are different too so keep that in mind, it will sound different not to mention its not in your trunk anymore so it won't sound as deep as in your trunk,we use ac/dc converters to power car stereo's but on low volume and mostly for troubleshooting not for boomin the dorm room , so don't expect to be shakin plaster off the walls.
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Originally posted by 2G Sport:
True, a home woofer is recommended, but I'm guessing he is just wanting to make use of a sub that would otherwise become a paperweight.
HEHE, I guess I could reveal the secret weapon of my home theater set up. I custom built a home subwoofer box around a 12" MTX sub. Powered it with a 250watt sub amp from partsexpress, yes the cool one with remote control for the gain and crossover controls. This thing is amazing, When I had it in the basement back home it would shake the floor of the second story. I tested it at a local shop and it out performed or matched the subs costing $400+
Heres some pics, Sorry this was the first thing I ever used veneer on since I am so used to carpeting car boxes and I didn't do that great of job. I plan on re-doing it in the future. It was sound I was after initially  Its so awesome to watch Gone in 60 seconds and feel the sound of the GT500 Eleanor beating on your chest. To give you guys an idea of size thats a 5" port on the sub and a 36" TV in the background.
Look familiar?
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On another note, I did what your talking about once. A friend moved to FL and gave me a sub and box (10" jensen nothing special) and I had a cheap amp left over from my trial and error audio days. All I did was go out to radioshack and picked up a 12v power supply for about $25. It worked out nicely.
If you want good sound in a dorm room I suggest going out and getting a speaker system with a sub for your computer. You will be amazed what those speakers can produce, especially in a dorm room.
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What Carpepoon did is what most makers do. I have a Sony (12")and a KLH(10") sub and both are just car subs with amps in a box. They sound great, I have the 10" in the back and the 12" in the front, it's pretty mean sounding. Depending on how god you can make the box it would be worth it with a good amp.
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Where are you a student in MI? If your close by maybe I could set you up. You could try my 12v DC supply with your stuff to see it it would be worth it
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I'm currently attending UM Ann Arbor. I was actually asking this question mostly for the future. I wouldn't actually be putting a sub in my dorm this year, this is for next year in a dorm or apartment...I was just bored and I wanted time to research it...right now I'm thinking along the lines of a better computer stereo system or buying a mini system and hooking that up to the computer, I've seen many people do that...in fact, these days you can spend $150 and get a mini system over 300 watts...except for a few though you can't add a sub to mini systems because most lack a sub preout...I could always just buy a cheap receiver like someone said and power a few bookshelf speakers and a sub but that gets expensive...Thanks for offering to help though CarpePoon, I'll let you know if I need any help with the 12V thing but it prob. wont be too soon...sorry for the lack of punctuation
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