stereo in a house?

You'd need a 12V power supply. A CB radio power supply would do.

You'd need cabinets of some kind for your speakers. I don't know how nice a car stereo would sound outside the confines of a car interior!

At a pinch you could test the stereo out on some domestic speakers.

A suitable power supply would be a CB one, and might cost about 30 quid. Then you've got the problem that it would have to be on 24/7 to keep the memory going. And you've got to think about what to do for an aerial - portable radios have them built in, but car radios don't, and using a normal whip one won't work quite as well as in a car where it uses the body as a reflector.

Also, don't expect it to sound as good as even a very modest domestic unit.

Hello LuCkyBoY.

L> i have my stereo from my car that i had to scrap so i was wondering could i L> put it to use in my house as a standalone unit running my 6x9's?

L> any ideas on this at all?

Get an old PC power unit, locate 12v in it and there you go.

Sergey

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Actually thats not a good idea. Pc powersupplys only put a moderate % of their total output power on the 12v rail most of it goes on the 5v rail. Its better to get a decent regulated powersupply. It will do a far better job than a PC one.

Ed

Hello Ed.

E> Actually thats not a good idea. Pc powersupplys only put a moderate % of E> their total output power on the 12v rail most of it goes on the 5v rail. E> Its better to get a decent regulated powersupply. It will do a far E> better job than a PC one.

Agreed, but it worked for me :)

Sergey

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Not the case with modern PFC units.

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Yep.

But he'll prolly find that a PC one will be "good enough".

Not that it might matter in this case, but a car radio needs 14 volts to give its rated power output, not 12.

Ed

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Especially since it's likely to sound pish anyway!