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Can I hook up an amp to my factory cd player

Discussion in 'General Car Audio Discussions' started by blake4305, Aug 22, 2006.

  1. blake4305

    blake4305 New Member

    i have a 2006 silverado regular cab and i wanna hook up some subs...i have the subs and an amp already and i wanna hook them up to my factory setup....i intend to get a double-din deck but i wanna get a good one, and i wanna hook up my subs temporarily...my factory cd player has an auxillary button on it...my question is, can i hook them up directly or do i need an adaptor???


    Blake
     
    blake4305, Aug 22, 2006
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  2. Eclipsed

    Eclipsed Full Member

    You need Sub Preouts, and I don't know of any factory CD Players with Pre-Outs.
     
    Eclipsed, Aug 23, 2006
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  3. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    TheViking, Aug 23, 2006
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  4. Hautewheeler

    Hautewheeler Full Member

    The viking speaks wisdom..

    any line level converter will do fine, but that's a good one!

    it basically "transforms" the "high" powered signal from your factory unit, down to something that your amp can ingest. they work great, and are very inexpensive.

    might I suggest eclipse, alpine, or pioneer for the double din unit?
     
    Hautewheeler, Aug 23, 2006
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  5. MJE

    MJE Full Member

    just get a converter that goes from your front right and left speaker outputs into rca connections. It will work with the stock deck but your efficiency and overall SQ may be a bit comprimised. I've heard through many sources they have a great solution for stock deck people but I've yet to test it on my own. Its a line output converter...there may be a direct factory plug-in available that I'm not aware of though.

    -Mike
     
    MJE, Aug 28, 2006
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