PennState

Hey guys, I posted this in the audio section a while ago. I have the Pioneer Avic D3 in my car. I want to run the shaker subs and my aftermarket sub at the same time. What is the best way to do something like this. I have my aftermarket amp hooked up to the subwoofer output on the D3, harness. Where would I connect the shaker rca cables to??

akiba17

Why not the rear speaker outputs? Most have three sets of outputs , front, rear and sub right?

PennState

Aren't those for speakers?

Jay

kingsofcrunk

You want to run the shakers and an aftermarket sub? That sounds like a terrible idea.

157dB

Dont hook them to anything for the best quality of sound...

akiba17

The outputs are for hooking up amps the subwoofer outputs are just low frequency or so is my understanding

157dB

shaker1000 - front doors are 'mid-bass' EQed from factory with sub only out of trunk mounted subs

shaker500 - front door speakers are not mid-bass EQed but just subs.

The factory EQing is totally different for the 500 and 1000 head unit.

And the non-shaker is also EQed different from the factory.

So sub output is not available unEQed in some spots on some
factory radios...

And I didnt know shakers had RCA cables to hook them to anything.
Pull the heavy OEM shaker sub out and save on fuel....

One Bad Stang

he's running a D3, so factory EQing is not a factor here.

str8wick3d

Trust us when we say just leave shaker 500 subs disconnected. They don't keep up and make unnecessary rattles.

red96v6

I got y-shaped splitter cables so I could use my Kicker CVXs and my stock Shaker 1000.
No loss in bass or response from using the splitters...