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Subwoofer information

Can anyone give me any information on this subwoofer?

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It doesn't have a make or model no. on it.

I'm not sure what it plugs into since the only lead attached to it looks like this:

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Any info / websites would be appreciated.

Thanks

Comments

  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    any connections on the back if there are no mains feed to it then its not an active sub must be part of a all in one home setup jobbie.
  • Nazitf
    Nazitf Posts: 140 Forumite
    Thanks. There aren't any connections on the back of it.

    Back.jpg

    The holes just contain springs or screws:

    Hole.jpg

    Anyone recongise it & can tell me the make of it?
  • vaio
    vaio Posts: 12,287 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Don't know about make but I'd put good money on it being out of a car.

    What do you need to know? The impedance you’ll be able to measure and the power handling capacity will probably be on the drive unit if you dismantle it and look.
  • I'd put money on it being from an old CRT television set.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    What size is the speaker grille? Doesn't look any more than 6 inches or so, in which case - it won't woof much.
  • Nazitf
    Nazitf Posts: 140 Forumite
    I'd put money on it being from an old CRT television set.

    Would the subwoofer cable plug directly into the TV?
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    It looks like a speaker cable attached to the the plug you've shown, so looks as though if you have a speaker output for a sub on your TV, it may work.

    Whether it's worth doing is another matter.....
  • Nazitf wrote: »
    Would the subwoofer cable plug directly into the TV?

    It's unlikely your tele will have anything like that. You would need an amp fed by SPDif or whatever from your tele to process a signal for [ active-powered or otherwise ] a subwoofer. Cars generally are the only things with woofers that small.

    Put a carp amp fed signal into that plastic case and it will sound carp, put a half decent amp into that plastic case and it will sound carp for about three minutes which is the length of time it will take to vibrate the case to smithereens.

    In short you cant just plug that speaker into anything and expect it to work, if it is a subwoofer its designed to work in a specific hertz (Hz) range.

    Sorry Nazitf.
    Disclaimer : Everything I write on this forum is my opinion. I try to be an even-handed poster and accept that you at times may not agree with these opinions or how I choose to express them, this is not my problem. The Disabled : If years cannot be added to their lives, at least life can be added to their years - Alf Morris - ℜ
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Id throw it in the bin
    :idea:
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