Can I use car speakers for home audio?
I want to get new speakers for my home stereo system because my current ones are huge. I looked up prices for new speakers and they are very high. I noticed I can get car audio speakers for very cheap. Can I make an enclosure for the car speakers and use them with a home stereo system?
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yes you can. It’s the same way visa versa.
watch the ohm s and rms level though
Infinity Primus P162s are cheap. A pair costs $160 from the right place.
If you buy component or coaxial car audio speakers, you’ll need cabinets as well. The home audio speakers should sound better as well.
The Infinity Kappa 62.9i use an MMD tweeter which is the same as the P162s, but the Kappas don’t use an MMD wooferlike the P162s.
You can find the Infinity Kappa 62.9i for $75, but with the cost of a well constructed pair of cabinents it’s not a great deal. They’ll need to have specific cabinets made for their specifications as well.
I’ve seen it done before, but the quality was not good, car speakers are 4 ohm and most home amps are 8 ohm, you run the danger of burning out the home amp, you can use a car amp with a converter but car amps are not that clean sounding in a home environment..also car speakers have more distortion than home speakers you really don’t notice in a car because the environment is noisy but in a home you do notice it…if you want some good sounding home speakers that are not too expensive take a look at Fluance speakers, Also BIC makes some good speakers that are not that expensive, also maybe Dayton drivers to make your own…