Guys -
experimenting with some 'bargain build' stuff to try to get a workable band set up for my three kids, with minimal outlay.
Anyhows -
have an old phillips home theatre system (HTS6600) and want to convert the sub into a bass amp for my young son.
Trouble is, it's sort of dependant on the main unit for signal & controls and has a slighlty odd multi pin connector that hooks it up to the head unit.
Would i be bonkers to try to wire in a pot and use the amp circuitry? Anyone done somthing like this?
Want to show the kids that: a) not everything has to come from the shops/amazon b) to instill a little of the tinkering/building gene and show them that something that would otherwise have gone to the dump can not only be used, but also made into something else.
on a practical level - am I mad to try to convert this into a mini bass practice rig?
in my simple take - a phono to 6.4mm jack lead & some way of hot-wiring that connector would do it - but in the absence of any circuit diagrams there is no amp 'controller'...
What do you guys think? Feasible, or a dumbass idea?
experimenting with some 'bargain build' stuff to try to get a workable band set up for my three kids, with minimal outlay.
Anyhows -
have an old phillips home theatre system (HTS6600) and want to convert the sub into a bass amp for my young son.
Trouble is, it's sort of dependant on the main unit for signal & controls and has a slighlty odd multi pin connector that hooks it up to the head unit.
Would i be bonkers to try to wire in a pot and use the amp circuitry? Anyone done somthing like this?
Want to show the kids that: a) not everything has to come from the shops/amazon b) to instill a little of the tinkering/building gene and show them that something that would otherwise have gone to the dump can not only be used, but also made into something else.
on a practical level - am I mad to try to convert this into a mini bass practice rig?
in my simple take - a phono to 6.4mm jack lead & some way of hot-wiring that connector would do it - but in the absence of any circuit diagrams there is no amp 'controller'...
What do you guys think? Feasible, or a dumbass idea?
