Ok, I'm a newbie to car audio, but I do know a good deal about computers and I want to mix my computer with my truck stereo. I have a 2003 toyota tacoma SR-5 with factory am/fm tape cd radio with 6 speakers. Here's what I want to do http://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1734601.phtml. I can handle the software and computer stuff but I'm stuck on how to totally eliminate the head unit but still use factory speakers. I've done some research and figure a car audio amp is what I need. Here's my question can I use factory wiring with an aftermarket amp? I'm not wanting to make this thing rock out normally factory car sound is fine with me. The computer sound card I going to use will have rca jacks so that should go straight to the amp right? for source input. So if I buy a connector(aftermarket wiring harness that attaches to the toyota wiring harness) for where the head unit was can I run speaker wires to the amp? And is this really how this works speakers wire the amp and source of sound goes to amp or am I totally off on that? I live in a small town and new here so I don't have a stereo shop here and I don't really know any people that hook up car stereos. Most of my friends a just computer people. So Any help with this would be great and I will probably post a how to website on the project when finished and I will give reconition to the people that help. Thanks,
Kyle
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uochronos on 02/29/2004 23:51:59
all your speaker wires well run from the amp to the speakers which should be labeled on the amp as speaker out. or something simalar. and you well of course have tor un a power wire from the batteries positive terminal to the amp and run a ground to a solid bare metal on the truck somewhere. you well then run 2 sets of RCA's from the sound card to the RCA ins of your amp.... honestly i think this well produce far less quality sound then a decent aftermarket head unit... i actualy was going to do this at one time but it just wasnt cost effective. a 200-300dollar aftermarket stereo that plays MP3's and stuff would probaly be better sound quality but thats just soemthing to think about. what your planing should work ok.
swez on 03/1/2004 10:43:58
You can buy Aftermarket HU's that have external inputs on the front face panel. That way, you have all the features and an AUX input for your sound card output to AUX input.
A lot less hassles this way. Better audio quality too.
Swez
Kyle
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uochronos on 02/29/2004 23:51:59
all your speaker wires well run from the amp to the speakers which should be labeled on the amp as speaker out. or something simalar. and you well of course have tor un a power wire from the batteries positive terminal to the amp and run a ground to a solid bare metal on the truck somewhere. you well then run 2 sets of RCA's from the sound card to the RCA ins of your amp.... honestly i think this well produce far less quality sound then a decent aftermarket head unit... i actualy was going to do this at one time but it just wasnt cost effective. a 200-300dollar aftermarket stereo that plays MP3's and stuff would probaly be better sound quality but thats just soemthing to think about. what your planing should work ok.
swez on 03/1/2004 10:43:58
You can buy Aftermarket HU's that have external inputs on the front face panel. That way, you have all the features and an AUX input for your sound card output to AUX input.
A lot less hassles this way. Better audio quality too.
Swez
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