Guitar amp as subwoofer

mrjack · 01-29-2006, 03:55 PM

Is it possible to hookup a guitar amp as a subwoofer? I'm asking about this cause I have a nice practise amp, 10W, which is pretty good at low frequencies. I also have a nice 50W

amp too but I don't want to risk that amp before I know for sure. I can change my Line In and Mic inputs into Line Out outputs so no problem with getting signal.

spkenn5 · 01-29-2006, 07:08 PM

wow!! good question! hehe but i dont think it'll work since i tried plugging them into my boss gt-8 setup. and also i heard amp have a magnet static ( which is not good for your hd )

=)

mrjack · 01-29-2006, 08:02 PM

It works for me, I just tried it. Haven't heard of "magnet static" before.

EDIT:

Searched around on that "magnet static" and found out it's only dangerous if it's close to your HDD. By the way, it's the same risk you take when you have a pair of speakers close to your HDD, I think. Since they're magnetic and all. You can notice this if you put a speaker close to your monitor, atleast I do. Oh and my HDD should be seriously f***ed up by now, since I have a 10W amp, 50W amp, 6 pairs of speakers etc. near my comp.

computer_pirson · 01-29-2006, 10:20 PM

It depends on whether or not the amp/speakers are magnetically shielded. If they are they most likely won't hurt your HD or any other computer components. But if they aren't magnetically shielded then you best keep them away from your HD.

mrjack · 01-30-2006, 06:06 PM

They are usually 1/2 to 1 1/2 meter away from my computer.

spkenn5 · 01-30-2006, 09:46 PM

mr.jack how did you get them to work wit the comp =)

Rambo · 01-30-2006, 10:18 PM

I can get mine to work with my PC, and not just for bass, for audio too... Just hook it up to the PC normally, like you would for a set of speakers into the back of your PC. Obviously it won't power by itself, you'll have to plug it in...

spkenn5 · 01-31-2006, 12:46 AM

=] cool thanks! i tried the complicated way ahhaha using gt-8

mrjack · 01-31-2006, 06:24 PM

Yeah, I know it works for audio too. Somehow the amp won't make the slightest noise when playing games, like CSS.

01-29-2006, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,392	Guitar amp as subwoofer Is it possible to hookup a guitar amp as a subwoofer? I'm asking about this cause I have a nice practise amp, 10W, which is pretty good at low frequencies. I also have a nice 50W amp too but I don't want to risk that amp before I know for sure. I can change my Line In and Mic inputs into Line Out outputs so no problem with getting signal. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Antec Truepower Trio 550W Vista Ultimate 64-bit

01-29-2006, 07:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
spkenn5 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Philadelphia,PA Age: 20 Posts: 191	wow!! good question! hehe but i dont think it'll work since i tried plugging them into my boss gt-8 setup. and also i heard amp have a magnet static ( which is not good for your hd ) =) __________________ Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz MSI Dekstop Board Nvidia Geforce FX5200 128 Mb (NEED TO CHANGE) 1.5G Of RAM unknown 4 fans ^_^ 1 x Maxtor IDE 160GB :) NEW :) Aspire 350W Power supply eMachine 17' Monitor(NEED TO CHANGE) Windows XP Home Edition SP2

01-29-2006, 08:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,392	It works for me, I just tried it. Haven't heard of "magnet static" before. EDIT: Searched around on that "magnet static" and found out it's only dangerous if it's close to your HDD. By the way, it's the same risk you take when you have a pair of speakers close to your HDD, I think. Since they're magnetic and all. You can notice this if you put a speaker close to your monitor, atleast I do. Oh and my HDD should be seriously f**ed up by now, since I have a 10W amp, 50W amp, 6 pairs of speakers etc. near my comp. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Antec Truepower Trio 550W Vista Ultimate 64-bit Last edited by mrjack; 01-29-2006 at 08:24 PM.*

01-29-2006, 10:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
computer_pirson Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 55	It depends on whether or not the amp/speakers are magnetically shielded. If they are they most likely won't hurt your HD or any other computer components. But if they aren't magnetically shielded then you best keep them away from your HD. __________________ My Rig AMD Athlon 64X2 4200+ Gigabyte Board 2 Gig DDR2 Ram Harddrives: 250gig, and 320gig Video Card: Nvidia 8800GT 512MB Ultra 550 Watt Power Supply Enermax Fan Controller Logitech Z-5500 Speakers

01-30-2006, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,392	They are usually 1/2 to 1 1/2 meter away from my computer. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Antec Truepower Trio 550W Vista Ultimate 64-bit

01-30-2006, 09:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
spkenn5 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Philadelphia,PA Age: 20 Posts: 191	mr.jack how did you get them to work wit the comp =) __________________ Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz MSI Dekstop Board Nvidia Geforce FX5200 128 Mb (NEED TO CHANGE) 1.5G Of RAM unknown 4 fans ^_^ 1 x Maxtor IDE 160GB :) NEW :) Aspire 350W Power supply eMachine 17' Monitor(NEED TO CHANGE) Windows XP Home Edition SP2

01-30-2006, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rambo Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,956	I can get mine to work with my PC, and not just for bass, for audio too... Just hook it up to the PC normally, like you would for a set of speakers into the back of your PC. Obviously it won't power by itself, you'll have to plug it in...

01-31-2006, 12:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
spkenn5 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Philadelphia,PA Age: 20 Posts: 191	=] cool thanks! i tried the complicated way ahhaha using gt-8 __________________ Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz MSI Dekstop Board Nvidia Geforce FX5200 128 Mb (NEED TO CHANGE) 1.5G Of RAM unknown 4 fans ^_^ 1 x Maxtor IDE 160GB :) NEW :) Aspire 350W Power supply eMachine 17' Monitor(NEED TO CHANGE) Windows XP Home Edition SP2

01-31-2006, 06:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,392	Yeah, I know it works for audio too. Somehow the amp won't make the slightest noise when playing games, like CSS. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Antec Truepower Trio 550W Vista Ultimate 64-bit

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