Can I convert my Sony car stereo for indoor use?

[Michael.B]

Hi, I recently sent my old car to the wreckers but I took the Sony audio unit out of it beforehand and I don't need to put it in my new car. Is it possible to convert it for indoor use. Can I buy somekind of converter kit to connect it to AC power. Thanks.

[The Bogan]

28 minutes ago, Michael.B said:

Hi, I recently sent my old car to the wreckers but I took the Sony audio unit out of it beforehand and I don't need to put it in my new car. Is it possible to convert it for indoor use. Can I buy somekind of converter kit to connect it to AC power. Thanks.

Yes you can, and they make great garage systems

I've seen a big car audio system pulled from a old car and installed in a garage, the headunit, speakers, amps and subs, it sounded great and connected to the phone for Bluetooth 

It was interesting when a call came in though, one minute it was pumping out awesome tunes, next minute the phone was ringing at all of the Db out of the system

[Duncan]

Yes, you just need a 12v power supply with sufficient amps to run it, like this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/185812556302?hash=item2b434a9a0e:g:1coAAOSw~NdlCAmN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0HP9pDoqxSbS5U0XbxfqnnEDW86Unoe8W57%2Fn6wo0sVVq98HxwacZ8YN3jOeDGFijYLAMSSfkpNhwzccEERu04JmHY80ClYgk7XERhrve1nNm4sQ1uguxVzyt0Eci4FzrMU1cpF0vKoK50f0YD3eXYC1TGfxhWwRQK9b1HoJkTz8P70d1Tpr771WT7EewgydMx1iNxN1lNfpJ11DDV1gxtr1j10HLHUUAm6HKrLDNk3bC9vgcb6a6f0XbH1xNfrkKKfWhDXcEZkRoOHoUfW8oY8%3D|tkp%3ABlBMUJq3gvP6Yg

[Michael.B]

Hey, thanks a lot for the replies. Sorry I've been away for a few days but appreciate the ideas. I went to Autobarn the other day and the guy there had no real idea. I read about maybe using a PC power supply but that "Power supply transformer switch" looks ideal. Really appreciate your help Duncan, cheers. Thanks to you Bogan too, I was thinking just yesterday about how the bluetooth phone connect would work as well.

[GTSBoy]

Just remember that you will need to mount the speakers (assuming you're pulling them out with the head/amp) to something. They won't work nicely in free air. They're not fussy about being in the correct sized sealed/ported enclosure, because the manufacturer has no idea how big the door cavity or boot that they will be installed into is going to be, or how sealed the back side is, so they're basically set up for infinite baffle use. So you can usually just mount them on a flat bit of ply or MDF. But, ymmv.

Also, out of Duncan's PSU options - make sure you choose one that is at least 1 size bigger than the current draw the system will pull (they are cheap enough for that not to be a penalty) and put fuses in on the AC and DC sides. And remember that those PSUs are intended to be mounted in an enclosure so you can't get water/finger ingress. They are not really safe to use out in the open.

[Michael.B]

Thanks GTSBoy.