Car Stereo In Your House / Garage! Easy DIY | How To

[@91CavGT5]

My wife and I got a shed put into our back yard that was going to be my work shop. We got 3 quotes to get electricity installed and all 3 were over $2,000!!! So, I spent $1,500 and put together a small solar panel setup that has solar panels, a charge controller, 560+ amp/hr of AGM batteries, and a couple of power inverters. For the radio, I used a basic Bluetooth car radio, have a 4 channel Kicker amp powering a pair of 5 1/4” coax car speakers in the ceiling, and of course a single 8” subwoofer that was on clearance mounted in the ceiling too in a 0.6 cubic foot sealed enclosure! It cranks!!!! Sounds great for the entire back yard, and the solar system puts out enough power to run an 8k BTU window unit so I can work on things in air conditioning!!! Of course, I wired up a power and ground wire on the work bench so I can test amps and radios too!

[@kirbybradbury-mills6781]

That's awesome! I have a 50w panel I'm looking for a project/use for. How powerful is you're setup

[@91CavGT5]

@@kirbybradbury-mills6781 what do you mean when you ask how powerful is it?

[@kirbybradbury-mills6781]

Wattage, I think, I'm fairly amateur but have A 50 watt solar panel, car battery head unit and speakers

[@91CavGT5]

@@kirbybradbury-mills6781 a 50 watt solar panel will put out around 2.5 amps of current in direct sunlight. So that will be enough to keep your battery charged while playing the radio, as long as you are not cranking the volume, and as long as nothing else is connected to it. A car battery is not ideal for that setup, but can be used for now. This is because a car battery is designed to put out a LOT of power over a very short time(like starting the engine), but they don’t do good for putting out a small amount of power for a long time. For that, you need more of an AGM battery, or you can also use a “multipurpose” battery as they are typically cheaper than AGM batteries, you will just need to monitor the water level in the battery. Also, getting a charge controller would be VERY beneficial as it would prevent over charging of the battery when you aren’t playing the radio. Do a search for solar panel off grid basics. It will help you out a lot.

[@salomonramirez9935]

I did this when i was like 13 in my room… instead of buying a house stereo i picked up a deck speakers amplifier and subwoofer from my friends and ran a car battery and used my car battery charger. I used to shake my houses windows lol

[@trentdawg2832]

Yup, this was big back in the late 80's early 90's, did the same thing.....have the same thing in my garage, way cheaper and louder than any home stereo that's for sure

[@davidshawaliasdavid4438]

The only way to go. No home audio system could ever compare.

[@PakehaParker]

Same. I put a geto blaster in my mini. 8 DD batteries = 12 volts. Sounded awesome.

[@mrbutterman2443]

But is it safe to leave the charger on like that? Or is it fine because its constantly having power pulled

[@brandnubian733]

Ac converter much easier and cheaper they have KZbin videos about how to do it.

[@74midwestbass74]

YES SIR BRO!!! Every serious installer needs a test bench!!!

[@trentdawg2832]

This is what I did in my garage 4 years ago, still running it, audiopipe txx bdc4 12" with a 500 watt rockford fosgate amp and 4) 6.5" three way regular speakers......it bumps, my wife hates it cause it make all the dishes in the kitchen rattle.....lol

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I like that power supply, I may need to upgrade mine!

[@ThatFishinMexican512]

I remember me and my older brother doing this in our room we were 14 and 18 . Had a pioneer single deck with a 12" Pioneer Premier tsw-3002spl banging music in our room lol our mom hated it....Good times 🥲

[@BenaresDarkness]

When I was 14 I had 3 audiobahn 10s in a custom box on a pioneer 1200w amp in my room.

[@redmarketmoney1898]

My parents hated my setup too 😂

[@dustypotter926]

Xbox one power supply works great and is cheap. I use them in my garage setup. If I remember output is 12.5V 17.5A which is plenty for a head unit and/or small 4 channel amp. Can even run a subwoofer amp if it's small enough. Xbox power supply like 25 bucks online.

[@blazeaglory]

Also I use black shrink wrap tubes onto the tin waterproof clear connectors as well because those things are known to have small holes from the heat and sometimes the melted metal is exposed but not visible to naked eye

[@mattjonesturbo1]

An ac to dc inverter from a Rv is what you want they come in multiple different amperage like 60, 75, 100 they will power everything including a subwoofer amplifier with multiple subs.

[@jimmyjam5588]

I added a radio in my garage with a power supply for a double din with a set hifonics 6. 5 component and a skar svr 8 subwoofer running off a 4 channel jensen amp budget bill but it sounds good and rattle the garage haha everything runs on the 30 amp power supply 240 watt to sub and 80 watt each to the 6.5 I love it!!!

[@Slobber0nMyKnob]

Sounds better with those speakers and cant wait for your build!!

[@CRXUGLYKID]

You need to do one with multiple amps n speakers in the house for a huge house build. Maybe like a home theater system .build the speaker boxes for front,rear , center channel ,sub, and 2 more sets to do 7.1 stereo.we would kill for that video

[@donjaun540]

Thanks for the nice video Parker. I had a friend wanting to do this exact thing and I tried to explain it to him but I could tell it was to much so I'm sending him your videos. 🤛🤛

[@MichaelJohnson-je2vo]

When I was a teenager I would throw house parties on all car audio equipment I also used to do a little music production and I often used car audio as my play back device because I manly made music so I could listen to what I wanted to hear in my car

[@95Sn95]

They sell 30A switching power supplys on Amazon for like $30ish and it powers a head unit and a toro R2 mono block(320w or so rated at 14.4) to most of it's 12v potential anyway.

[@jimmyjam5588]

I have a Chinese power supply off of Amazon if you run a wire off of each terminal and run them as one for each the power ground you can get up to 15 volts

[@gregblau8082]

Another great video. I still drool over that g2 in the background. I don’t know what it is but that sub has an awesome look to it

[@michaelgroves7178]

That's a great setup!! I have all of mine in my living room 🤣🤣🤣

[@SheDevilsGarage]

Yellow and red wire wired together keeps direct power to radio where radio wont turn off at all unless u unplug the faceplate

[@NorthFloridaAirGunner]

I just use a 110rms per channel 5.1 a/v reciever that is4ohm capable on 2 channels, a PC power supply to power a rzr2500.1 hooked to the recievers sub out, and a sdr 18 in 4.5cubes tuned to 28hz.

[@yol4203]

I bought an 8 gauge install kit, had it in my old suv that i sold , its for my 15” speaker with a 1500 watt amp

[@PBasschannel]

this can be also your simple test bench...I have one too, and it is portable, but it is without a battery, because I dont need to save the head unit's settings yet...so, I have a 13,5 V / 40 A power supply, a 2x95 WRMS - 4 Ohms / 2x150 WRMS - 2 Ohms / 1x300 WRMS - 4 Ohms bridgeable 2 channel amp with a bass knob on RJ11 connector, and an ancient Sencor head unit without bluetooth, but with 4 fullrange RCA outputs, 1 switchable mono RCA output for sub (I dualled this), front aux input, rear aux input - where I can wire a bluetooth adapter easily (and of course 4 speaker outputs)...these 3 things I've mounted on a piece of wood, so I can hook it up everywhere I want, and also I have a bonus option: I can plug into amp any RCA output type depends on what kind of speaker I have to test out, not just adjusting the amp, because the sub output from the head unit have some kinda boosted bass signal like the fullrange outputs, so with the same amp gain more power comes out of the amp for the sub, especially when I plug this signal to the amp's both inputs...so...

[@evinjensen3286]

I got a jvc home audio receiver and a behringer 2500w pro audio amp in my shed. I have some old kenwoods towers and a kicker 12 in a 4th order blowthru ported in through the back to save on space. Sounds really hood for what it is.

[@glorianavarro3742]

where do you ground the negative of the car battery?

[@marijuananirvana]

I used a laptop with my garage system. Had a charger on 2 70ah batteries with a 2 into 1 RCA to AUX cable on 2 amps, 12in sub, 2 kicker 6x9s. Great job! Keep up the great content!

[@666nacirema666]

i use server power supplies for mine. also 3d print mounts for the headunit

[@eugene9941]

Looking forward to the amp and sub hook up.

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

I purchased the same kinetic battery to use as a 2ndary battery for the rear, but it wasn't enough. Kept peaking and dipping in sound level. Granted, yes, it says up to 1,000 watts RMS, and I am running 1,800-2,000 watts RMS between the 4 channel Orion XTR750.4 and CT-SOUNDS 1000.1D Monoblock so I did the same thing as this b4 seeing this vid as of today. Currently, I am extremely pleased with my Yellowtop Optima. I am using a battery isolator. However, the volt meter doesn't dip below 14.2 volts, slamming it close to full for an hour, driving on highway and interstate. So, no complaints. I still have my old-school pair of 10-inch 3-way home system speakers and a pair of 12 3 ways to use in the garage with my old head unit since I upgraded the ride with a Maxspeedingrods 7inch android head unit.

[@cuddersclub]

This is what ive been waiting for

[@tomasserrano2793]

Another banger videos I've been waiting for this one

[@vw1610]

Your shop looks amazing! Lucky guy

[@fixlo5117]

you didnt say how to do this without a battery? and how do you connect a subwoofer to it

[@deathmetal7695]

I don't use a ac/dc just a regular battery charger on 12v. But I guess it's all good. Great Video

[@tjblackmore3247]

Battery charger always on while system is as well? Or just when you’re really bumping?

[@VictorRodriguez-rd5xl]

That's real nice to have around the house. Thanks bud I'm a subscriber, always watching your vids. You always have something exiting to talk about or do.. thanks again Parker.. take care..🙂👍

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

Thanks Victor!!

[@Synthematix]

What about using a backup battery maybe a pp3 9v with a diode?

[@pacepacesplanet5829]

Can you hook up speakers to the rca Jack's. The red and white Jack's instead of hot wiring the speakers?

[@darrenblanchard6232]

Also, you mentioned showing how to supply power without using a battery... I didn't catch that, so what's the instruction, necessary equipment, etc?

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

Just remove the batter and hook everything up straight to the power supply. You’ll just need a beefy enough power supply to keep up

[@darrenblanchard6232]

@@ParkerTheBasshead Ok, but isn't the Kungber product a power supply? Sorry, I'm new at this, so what am I missing?

[@darrenblanchard6232]

Re-watched, and I believe the point of the battery and PSU is to maintain unit memory? But, that brings up my next question: how would you calculate the minimum size of battery necessary for the operation?

[@mattsnider5904]

Hey Parker you have the best dream job! Bumping bass and finding subs that surpass your expectations. I have a request can you meter the spls for a power acoustic gothic 12 inch. I know you did a review of them, but that was before you had your monstrous Amp and decibel meter. I think for a budget sub they may surprise a lot of people. Thanks bro. Also test your subs with the group bass patrol. Keep up the killer reviews

[@michaelnichols5034]

Anytime you need anything dude or you're looking for something hit me up I got a little bit of everything and shit we ain't but like what 30 45 minutes away from each other but I'm fixing to message you videos look good man keep them up I kind of want to get into doing it as well so that might be something we can talk about here in the future but the smart truck is almost alive

[@NtwananoMabaso-f6w]

What if you also want to connect it to a amplifier and a monoblock

[@spicy4kaction]

Hey Parker, So I have the same DC inverter and when I plug it onto my head unit, it works for 5-6 minutes before it starts to cut out and then the head unit displays “DC error” how can I fix this?

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

The amps on the converter needed to be tuned up probably

[@AaronGonzalez-o5i]

Do I need both a battery and an ac to dc converter or can I just use a battery

[@watup110875]

Been using old desktop power supply for this, 33 years ago when I started

[@soundbeast39]

when I get home I'll message an let you know how to hook up a amp to the bench if you wanna do this an Xbox power cord is needed but really cool 🤙🏼

[@klappahsunion8089]

I already have one since 2018 ! You should make people send videos of they’re setup

[@HeathOliver]

How do you know who’s many volts to transfer to power 2 10s

[@joshblanks9479]

What was the most amperage you used when running a head unit and small sub amplifier? I'm trying to find what power supply would be sufficient.

[@akrogmeier22]

I'm curious why you actually need the ac to DC converter. Is it to charge the battery or is just an option to have. My garage is not powered and is not close to my house. But I'd like to set up a system using the old car audio I have from years ago. Would I just be able to use a trickle charger to keep the battery charged when not in use and then just hook up the radio to the battery? I know that the battery won't last forever, but I was curious if the converter was a must use?.

[@95Sn95]

That head unit does have decent sack that's pretty loud for no external amp.

[@SlamryCamry19]

Hey Parker I'm putting together a competitive audio system in my car and doing it from watching KZbin and researching what I watch I have never been to a show before or even seen a big system in my life anyway I just ordered a new head unit and 8 channel DSP for my 4 channel AAK and my AAK 6k BUT my car (19 Camry) has a head unit built into the dash without many options for replacement so I'm wanting to run a standalone setup until I can afford to swap the dash piece out anyway what I'm wondering is if I am running my speakers off the 4 channel and subs off the mono block then technically all I really need to make the head unit work is power/ground, remote and constant 12v just wanting to make sure I'm learning as I go and like to verify my thinking is correct

[@ap-dh8md]

is there not just a cheap generic 12v ac adapter that could splice to that?

[@yorty7836]

I have been wanting to do this for a while. Nice video

[@EpicenterNoName.V2]

can i leave the power supply on all week or i should get a battery to keep It on? its a 150 amp battery charger and only leaving it for 6 amps/12 volts.

[@bendthatpity5419]

Why cant you just use the cd player as the on off switch ?as it has a power switch on it ? Just a thought

[@iboss2569]

Awesome set up bro. Wish I had your knowledge. Cool video, subscribed 👍

[@and_rew9768]

Fantastic project 🔝, wonderful garage 👍

[@P-LOWN1997]

Ds18 is such a good brand man can’t wait to see your review. Nice video btw🤙🔥

[@RandallPhilpott]

Does it matter which size converter I get?

[@KicksTv_23]

What pioneer radio it’s that it looks pretty nice on

[@darrenblanchard6232]

Unless I missed it, did you address the AM/FM antenna connection? If not, how would you go about that?

[@charlescherrier3007]

If I have an amg battery and charger do I still need the ac/dc adaptor?

[@peeweekirkland8177]

Hey I would like for you to try a crossfire c5 or c7 12

[@lotz-o-muzic1608]

Can you do a review on PRV Audio?

[@kamikazikaizer]

So your converter is set to charging or fix

[@axelvelarde8104]

What brand is the box he put the speakers in

[@jamesmarze9850]

Great video can't wait to see the ds18s!!!

[@DeathlyScreamm]

I got mine in today but when i did everything you did it didnt work the headunit didnt turn on or anything someone help me

[@blazeaglory]

Do you absolutely need the AC/DC converter/ inverter whatever its called? Or could you run it straight off the battery by itself. I'll be using 1200/2400 max wattage amp as well Another way I was thinking of doing it was attaching everything to car battery then attaching a12v charger. Should be supplying the needed voltage and everything I think

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

Yes you just need some sort of AC to DC charge

[@JaymieonRizzo]

Will this handle and amp and subs?

[@glorianavarro3742]

I have noticed, that your car battery is not grounded, do you need to ground it?

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

Hope! The negative on the battery is the ground in this case

[@glorianavarro3742]

I did your exact setup, and it sounds like the ground is missing. You know how your negative goes to the chassis for the car. If not, you have noise. That's why I'm asking you if I need to ground the battery.

[@AdamJDe]

dope video man i was actually wanting to do this myself and now i can :D

[@benji1990x]

Silly qeustion but why use a battery i thought those power supply units can power a amp on there own grwat set up

[@EcSsAwS]

For the shop and my bedroom I just use a nobsound ns10g Vintage onky 12" towers inside and. Newer partsexpress / goldwood cabinets I made 8" woofers and mids n tweets

[@scrapenbass493]

Where can i get that speaker box for the 6.5?

[@delvinchandler]

Great job man, always good content 👏👌🏾👍🏿

[@scrapenbass493]

Can u do a video on exactly how to install multiple batteries in the car

[@kanejones7528]

Can u run a amp directly from that power supply? I’m getting the same one.

[@kanejones7528]

Without a battery

[@josephsaucedo8691]

When you want to start going big like over 1000w + a motor home power supply called a power max 150a power supply will do a test bench justice and those batteries you'll be bumping boom bump on bass heads 🎵🎶👍👌✌️

[@yol4203]

Got a boss car stereo for 30 bucks, have my terminal’s for my cheap car battery , will let you know how it turns out

[@VIGGZEN14]

can i just use a 12v battery?

[@ryangovender2846]

Can you please try the targa python 12 inch its 2500rms

[@tonyonkey]

what exact headunit is that?

[@redman4076]

The is a great idea I'm using an old Xbox 360 power brick connected to an old Kenwood amplifier that's running a single 10 inch MTX subwoofer in an old Pioneer floor speaker box whith the mids and tweets built in works great for a shop radio but its limited to about 100 watts it doesn't sound like allot of power but it gets more than loud enough for my application 👍🏽👊🏽✌🏽💯

[@MariahHutchinson-k1x]

So what happens to ur electric bill???

[@crashgamer4167]

What kinda head unit is that

[@dennisreynolds6915]

Does the power supply charge the battery?

[@tukkayak]

Hey Parker- will this set up run 5 amps? 2 boss audio at 200w, 2 boss audio at 250w and 1 Targa- at least 250w? We live on a houseboat and we had this setup run w 4 lead acids that boiled.

[@agentsixx4343]

Great video what speakers do I buy and how to build a box to put them in? I don't knw anything about diy build and I listen to a lot of rap/ Metal and rock music. I was thinking of buying a av receiver. What do you think I should do? My JBL XTREME bt speaker broke and I need my tunes should I build my own or just buy another JBL XTREME?

[@ksager123]

Im trying to figure this out lol. It's too much. Might as well just buy some expensive speakers for music

[@RicardoGarcia-uo8jd]

Why do my wires start getting hot when I hook everything up the same way

[@psementalist]

Bravo excellent good video content keep up the good work making awesome KZbin basshead videos

[@leftfordead6307]

Looks good bro xant waite for the sub hookup on this shop stereo need some bass in my life lol

[@DavidJones-le4li]

Good stuff see on the top of the game with SMD and EXO

[@nickdoesbiking7058]

Heck, I'm subscribed to Parker for a reason. Guy knows his shit

[@rustaag1122]

I dont understand how the ground wire goes

[@mamao_st_is_mine]

Hey do you know anyone who runs soundqubed amps? The reason I'm asking is because a few months ago I got the soundqubed S1-2250 and that thing gets really hot.

[@DRIVING_GRX4]

Mine has no sound and I don’t have amplifier

[@CrashSteveo]

I've been thinking about doing something like that so I can test stuff and don't have to unhook stuff in my vehicle. What you planning to do with the Arnolds when you take them out?

[@salvadorcueto8450]

Mr.Parker I enjoyed watching this video an the cool set up in the man cave. When I buy my wife your dream home an I will build me a man cave like your an do a little set up similar to that. Bro did you decide already who won the little monster CT 8” sub.

[@95Sn95]

Man If you only had a subwoofer laying around....😝😜

[@lttexas8822]

Cool content man 🙂

[@pokeblader3793]

I've used ds18 super tweeters before they scream I sold them they were way to much for my setup lol

[@mallorycainjr.1921]

Wait but before we go any further imma need that dj Paul song 🤣 I gotta have that what?

[@ParkerTheBasshead]

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