So I want to add a subwoofer to my kitchen radio which is Logitech Squeezebox boom. It has a sub output. The only compact ones I can find are designed for cars. Like the one linked below. I actually have one like that in my car.
My question is about the remote wire that comes from the head unit to turn it on. If I hard wire that to +12 will it just stay on permanently? I can buy a transformer to get 12V from a domestic supply but I don’t know how to get it to come on or stay on.
Might be better looking for a active powered sub, need to look at the connection on your squeezebox, but easy enough to find leads. Ideally with an adjustable crossover or level as a min. Something like these
It was pretty easy to do in the end. I used a 12V, 10amp power adaptor which creates a car power outlet and wired it up to that. I hard wired the remote wire to the +ve so it turns on. It wasn’t quite the sonic revolution I was hoping for but it was a fun project.
Probably not big enough to make a difference in a open space, remember a car is a relatively small space vs a room. If you have a garage, pop it in there perhaps to keep you company when spannering
Joby spannering in the garage? I can’t remember which but either they don’t make spanners in Chelsea or spanners are not allowed in Chelsea, its one or the other
The acoustic environment it is designed to work in doesnt match a gazebo. It doesn’t match a kitchen either. I’ve the same model in my car and it sounds great but in an open space not so much.
Well it’s on Ebay now. Logitech shut down their mysqueezebox.com service so I set up a local server but it never worked that well with Squeezebox radios so I’m selling them all now and the subwoofer.