I have a pioneer vsk 1123 receiver, but I cannot hear my subwoofer which is also a pioneer sw-8 100 watts RMS. The connections are alright.
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First thing, hook your sub woofer up to an output on your receiver that you know has a working audio signal (like CD) so you can make sure it is actually working. A bass speaker carries a huge magnet so any bump to its frame can potentially blow it by shifting that magnet. If it does work, then hook another product that depends on an amplified line level signal to your receivers sub woofer output and make sure that is working. Chances are one of isn't.
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Have you tried a subwoofer that works? It will not work if the signal being emitted is not decoded to send the signal to the subwoofer, like Dolby surround.
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I did not use the RCA connectors..the back of my receiver is mostly set up for my computer system. I just spliced another speaker wire into each speaker output--left and right, input and ground, and plugged the two wires from each side into their corresponding connections on the SW. It works great this way....took longer to strip the existing wires than it did to set up the sub.
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I geuss when they list a product discontinude there probly is a good reason for it. I also have a practicly new pioneer reciever and am getting no sound from my subwoofer. Buyer Beware!
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I bought a subwoofer cable and it only had one output while the subwoofer itself has two. The receiver has one input for the subwoofer. I've seen a lot of questions about this and it looks like the solution is a Y cable. You may also want to look at some speaker stands. You could make installation easier if you have the stands near your walls.
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There are no power outlets on the receiver. If your subwoofer supports power down with no audio signal, then that should work.
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The subwoofer would be a great addition,just don't turn up the bass too much it may over power your pioneer speakers.
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Here is the answer that I got from Pioneer... it worked!Thank you for contacting Pioneer Electronics, Inc.Change the Subwoofer setting under SYSTEM SETTING>MANUAL SPEAKER SETTING>SPEAKER SET>FRONT SPEAKER TO LARGE, once the front speaker are set to large you can change the SW to PLUS, that will allow the subwoofer to be active with the stereo signal.
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I bought this and it works well. You will need to by an amplifier for this subwoofer if your receiver does not have one specifically for a subwoofer. I bought the Bash 300S Digital Subwoofer Plate Amplifier 300W RMS from Parts Express. I works very well with my surround sound. Be sure to secure the speaker grate. The putty they send you does not work so well. I used silicone to hold the grate in. It will vibrate loose if you do not.Hope this helps
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Sorry, but I was NOT happy with the Pioneer unit, and returned it for a Yamaha. My advice: Get a Yamaha! I have 2 now, and they work flawlessly.
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It could be the settings in your receiver. If it's for a surround sound system there's a setting in most receivers that requires you to turn the subwoofer setting to "ON" in the Setup or Settings menu... I hope that works!
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my sub is starting to get weak for some reason. do you guys know if i can hook up a powered sub to this receiver? im not sure if i can since the sub this came with connects via regular speaker wires (black and red)
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Mine is working fine and guessing that you have a connection problem, the subwoofer is turned off, the receiver isn't putting the signal out or a bad subwoofer. Hope this helps! S.
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The previous answers are good. Page 32 of the manual gives a picture of the connections on the back of the receiver. I have a B&W; subwoofer connected without problems.Eric S
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Look in your Pioneer manual. There should be a section for sound adjustments it should tell you that this is needed for what you want it to do.
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I have a pioneer vsx-1121K and have the A9's Bi-Amped, hitting these with 220W per channel. Even hitting these speakers with this amount of power they still aren't working hard. I'm looking into getting either a different receiver or a seperate amp to make these guys really shine...
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I have mine connected to a Denon X-2000 and have no issues with bass. May be the source. Did you use Audyssey? I have a sub connected as well but the speakers alone have a very nice range (highs and lows). Breakin time always helps but you should hear the bass from dual 8's. Sorry I can't help further.
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Thing is that the subwoofer needs to be active , most (or all for what I know) receivers dont send energy thru coax just the signal of sound , like in my case , and did nothing , so i had yo put an amp in between the speaker and receiver
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You need a powered subwoofer. There is a pre-out (low power signal) on the receiver that connects via an RCA cable to the input of your powered sub. You can confirm this on the images on the Amazon listing.
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Not sure what u mean but make sure there is sub cable input for the receiver and subwoofer. Some older subs use speaker wire instead.