When creating a personal speaker system for your car, the most important point is to choose the right subwoofer. Today, different manufacturers offer many models, but in this article we will talk about how the active and passive subwoofer differ, what are their disadvantages and advantages.

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• So what is the difference between an active subwoofer and a passive subwoofer?
  • What does a passive subwoofer mean?
  • What does an active subwoofer mean?
  • Active and passive subwoofer: what is the difference?
• Advantages and disadvantages of passive subwoofers
• Advantages and disadvantages of active subwoofers
  • What is better to choose a car owner?

So what is the difference between an active subwoofer and a passive subwoofer?

Unfortunately, not all car owners can give a clear answer to this question.

What does a passive subwoofer mean?

A passive subwoofer is one or more subwoofers that are housed in wood, plywood, or MDF. In order for it to reproduce sounds, an external amplifier is needed, and a sound separation filter, which leaves only low frequencies from the signal.

What does an active subwoofer mean?

An active subwoofer is a speaker system with a built-in amplifier, a splitter filter and, of course, one or more speakers. This system is somewhat easier to connect, and it is widely believed that it is somewhat better than a passive subwoofer. But as practice shows, it all depends on the overall configuration of the speaker system.

Requirements for the sound of the car's speaker system (you want to add a little bass, or plan to participate in competitions in car audio).

As you can see, choosing what type of subwoofer is best for you is not as easy as it seems. Indeed, besides the factors that influence the choice of model, a lot depends on musical preferences, etc.