First off, the power is completely different. You will need a 12 volt system instead of a 120 volt system.

Secondly, the stereo alone isn’t powerful enough to do much more than power some computer speakers. Sure, it has 50 watts per channel peak, but only 17 watts per channel RMS. This means that while each channel can produce up to 50 watt spikes, it can only safely play 17 watts continuously. That’s hardly any kind of power for home audio.

This deck may produce some nice sound when in an enclosed 85-100 cubic foot automobile cabin, but in a 2,000 cubic foot room, you will constantly be pushing this receiver to its absolute limit. I would expect it to malfunction fairly quickly.

From a technical standpoint, it’s a bad idea any way you look at it. But if you want to burn down your house just to get some crappy, distorted audio, then that’s your call.