God I love being resourceful
The last piece of the puzzle for my stereo system in the Z was a subwoofer. I don’t really listen to rap music with booming bass, but I like enough bass to feel the drums in rock music. I didn’t want to spend any money, so I tried putting my old Infinity 12″ in the trunk. This was definitely overkill, but it was all I had at the time. This speaker was currently serving as my home theater subwoofer. Unfortunately, it drew a little too much power for the old school alternator, and I could barely drive the car without it shutting off due to the excessive draw of power.
I looked into getting either an 8″ sub or a 6.5″ sub that would draw much less power, but still provide the bass I wanted. That’s when I remembered I still had my old Altec Lansing computer speakers. They had a 6.5″ sub that sat on the ground and two satellite speakers that were placed on the desk. These were the original speakers I bought for my first computer back in ‘98. The satellites had stopped working, but I kept them around for spare parts.
I gutted the electronics and amp out of the sub box and sealed everything back up. I hooked it up to my existing amp in 3-way mode, and fired it up.
It sounded great, required very little tuning, and it draws much less power than the 12″. Best of all, it cost me no money. Now I just need to paint it or carpet it, so it doesn’t look so ugly in the trunk.
