What's the best way to set it up if I want to use this sub with a sound bar, with a sub-out port?
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Yes, the sound bar must have sub-out. If not then you'll have to use a receiver and connect the sound bar and sub. Which is the way I have it set up
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Use the line level connection for the best sound. Sub has its own power and can be tuned to match your system.
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I will be able to provide a definitive answer if you can provide me the model of the receiver. To get this sub working, you either need a LFE out ( a co-axial port usually available on most of the basic receivers) or a sub-woofer speaker screw-in ports. To get the most out of this sub, i would prefer LFE out to connect to the sub.
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The best and ideal way to setup your sound bar is with HDMI. The beautiful thing about HDMI is they were designed to deliver a digital handshake, or relay information both ways. Connect your three HDMI supported devices directly to ports HDMI 1, 2 and 3 in the rear of the unit. There is an ARC supported HDMI output you can hook an HDMI cable from the bar to the TV, which will give you video pass-through so you can see the video from your original HDMI source. This port also supports ARC (Audio Return Channel) which, when a v1.4 HDMI cable is hooked from the bar directly to an ARC HDMI input on a television, it will also return the audio from the TV back to the bar. With this setup, you will have to use the input selector on your sound bar's remote (unless you have a Harmony remote) to switch among your different devices.
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The sub being used would need to have RCA inputs(how mine us currently setup). I guess you could rig up a splitter off of one of the speaker inputs. Or if your sub has input/output for speaker wire you could do that too.
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The subwoofer will connect with the standard woofer RCA plug. I don't know about the other devices. I have my bar connected to a Sony subwoofer. Bob
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You need a powered sub. I got a Polk audio sub off amazon too and it sounds great.
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You need an amplifier. There are no head units that im aware of that will properly power a sub.
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If you have a single (yellow) digital audio (SPDIF) "out" jack on the TV, that is specifically for a digital audio "in" jack on another component. Pretty much every TV also has red and white audio out jacks. Those are what you connect to the sound bar. Alternatively, many TVs have an optical (Toslink) jack for audio out. I believe that your sound bar has one too. That would be preferable. AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable - 6 Feet (1.8 Meters)
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I would not stress about this. The best solution would be to use an RCA Y adapter, and you could have one in 2 days from Amazon. However, you will get signal from plugging it into either the red or white terminal. Plug it into the one you like best and order the adaptor. I made my own from an old RCA cable that I had. Remember that you only paid $100 for your surround sound system-you aren't going for audiophile levels of accuracy here.
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If you have Direct Tv you can use the rca jacks from your receiver and plug them right into your sound bar and then just turn up the volume on the tv and the sound bar. Works fine. Make sure you have a hdmi cable plugged into your receiver and tv. I hope this helps.
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You need a subwoofer cable. The receiver should have a Subwoofer out that connects directly to subwoofer with the subwoofer cable. Don't buy a Y adapter or cable.
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Using some sort of audio manager (I use Realtek HD Audio Manager) also since the is a built-in bass controller for the sub there is no need for bass control through software unless tweaking for movies, music, etc...
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From your mixer out plug your XLR cables into the sub and use the XLR out from the sub to your other powered speakers
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Thanks for the reply. I see your point about hooking the sub through to the main speaker outs and then to the L/R fronts. I guess that would be pushing it quite a bit. Thanks for the tips on the powered sub. At $80, I can't really go wrong. One last thing: If I wanted to forgo the rear speakers, could the sub be hooked up to the surround outs or am I letting my complete ignorance show here? Thanks again.
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The sub should have two ports for left and right audio input which you would put the cable from the sub out port outlet on the AVR to either one of the sub inlets or put in a splitter and enter Both ports. I'm not sure if both ports will improve the sub output. Most subs have their own powered alplifier and a low pass filter which separates the low frequency into either the sub or the main speakers. The sub will have to have a power source witch is usually 110 volts.
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I bought a Samsung 120 watt sound bar with a subwoofer but the TV speakers are better than I expected. I also bought a Sony blue ray player and would definitely recommend optical audio and video cables. But their are rca inputs in the TV.
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Hello Philip. I assume you mean a Visio sound bar with subwoofer output. Baring an odd connection type on the sound bar, the subwoofer should be just fine. You do need, however, to ensure that the impedance is matched and that the woofer output of the sound bar is intended for a powered subwoofer, not a passive one. If not, you risk blowing the subwoofer.Best,David