Subs with stock radio?

alderin1987 · May 24, 2019

May have been asked but tried searching and didn’t find anything. Is it possibly to have a subwoofer under the back seat and still hook to stock radio ?

Marv88 · May 24, 2019

Yes it is. If you get an amp that accepts high level input and has signal sensing turn on it's as simple as running power/ground wires and tapping into one of the door speakers for signal.

Ge0rge · May 27, 2019

Bose or non-Bose factory system? Some have said on here that a non-Bose system does not have adequate voltage to send a signal to the amp using high-level inputs and you will need a signal processor. I can confirm a Bose system is easy to tie into. Added a box under the seat, RF 500w mono amp with remote gain, and a RF 12" P3.

Maxsuperdog · May 27, 2019

It will work with non Bose

Ge0rge · May 28, 2019

Sure it will work, but others posted that the signal coming from non-Bose is terrible and a signal processor is needed for max benefits. Some amps have signal processors.

Maxsuperdog · May 28, 2019

10 hours ago, Ge0rge said:

Sure it will work, but others posted that the signal coming from non-Bose is terrible and a signal processor is needed for max benefits. Some amps have signal processors.

Depends on how serious you are about your music. Yes a processor is needed for “max” benefits such as time alignment, setting crossovers if running active and the ability to Eq everything.

If you’re looking to just add a little low end to the existing setup it will work just fine.

alderin1987 · May 28, 2019

5 minutes ago, Maxsuperdog said:

Depends on how serious you are about your music. Yes a processor is needed for “max” benefits such as time alignment, setting crossovers if running active and the ability to Eq everything.

If you’re looking to just add a little low end to the existing setup it will work just fine.

Honestly not that serious about it like I use to be. But I would like to have something that adds a little bump to the music.

13 hours ago, Ge0rge said:

Bose or non-Bose factory system? Some have said on here that a non-Bose system does not have adequate voltage to send a signal to the amp using high-level inputs and you will need a signal processor. I can confirm a Bose system is easy to tie into. Added a box under the seat, RF 500w mono amp with remote gain, and a RF 12" P3.

Unfortunately it is a non-bose system.

Ge0rge · May 29, 2019

Bose or not, it can still sound good. I put a good amount of bump into the truck while staying at a reasonable price point.

alderin1987 · May 29, 2019

10 hours ago, Ge0rge said:

Bose or not, it can still sound good. I put a good amount of bump into the truck while staying at a reasonable price point.

Thanks George. what is your go to spot to buy car audio?