Does this subwoofer have auto power on/off tech? If not then how much idle power is it sucking up when you leave it on but aren't playing anything?
1502915
Does not have auto power on/off. Can't answer idle power. On the good side, sounds great, I was impressed.
1502916
It does not have an auto power on/off. I am not sure how much power it uses while idle. I don't have a way to measure it but I can say it have not noticed any difference in my electrical bill.
1502917
It doesn't power off, lots of times I forget to turn it off at the price point you get a good sub for the $$$ I wouldn't think it uses much because when I power up the receiver it takes a few seconds to get bass so the driver must shutdown so all that your powering is the status light in the back
1502918
Mine died after 3 years. Reciever and surround speakers still running, though. I almost always forgot to turn the sub off. I see it apparently doesn't pull much current, but I believe that this "constant on" had something to do with the failure. It's an electrical failure, simply won't turn on: it's dead. Replaced it with a Klipsch R sw10, a much better subwoofer.
1502919
Mine just arrived yesterday. I measured the idle current with my KillAwatt at 10mA, which is 5 watts. About as much as an incandescent night light bulb.
844609
Do you hear any sound or no sound at all from subwoofer? Check if accidentally you changed the mode to "Night Mode", in this mode there is very low sound from sub.
1191115
Yes It does. But I just setup my PC last night and didn't plug it in. I've heard it's not that good. We'll see. Update: I used the subwoofer for a few days and it's not any good. In fact, I removed it and plugged back in my logitech 2.1 speaker system and the PC came alive.
1181480
I just bought one and it does have a sub-woofer out, but my old sub-woofer (unpowered) does not work, i am trying to find out if i need a powered one. Does anyone know?
444030
You ask if the sub has a separate RCA subwoofer input. The only input it has is an RCA input. On the back of the sub the following are found. 1. Volume Control. 2. Frequency Control: from 60Hz to 200 Hz. 3. Power cord plug. 4. On/Off switch and 5. RCA Input with both right (red) and left (white). There are no other controls or inputs on this sub. I hope this answers your question.
1153598
Hi Dale, Hummm.... I don't know what to say. Ours does go up to 10. That's where we usually run it too. I really sounds great. The sub woofer does need it's own power outlet however but is wireless from the bar. Can I suggest unplugging everything and reconnecting it. Be sure the battery in the remote is strong. We did have to replace it nearly right away because it had become too weak. The new one took care of the problem right away. I hope this helps Dale. It is a good machine here.
2180864
I have two of these and the auto on-off works fine. Obviously there is a threshold signal that has to be met to turn the unit on and off, so if the signal is very weak, it might not turn on when you want it to. I haven't had this problem, but I can see where some might. A suggestion to try if this is a problem: increase the gain for your subwoofer channel in your receiver, and adjust your gain down correspondingly on the back of the sub. Then it will be getting a stronger signal that might help to trigger the auto-on circuit more quickly.
1542899
It is a passive pickup, which means it has no power of its own. It must be plugged into an amp or sound board to have volume and mixing. The plus is you don't have to buy batteries and there is little or no feedback. This is a fantastic pickup when installed properly. I've installed several and prefer these to battery operated with controls.
466342
Mine is always on with no load as well but also pretty quiet. It will ramp up a lot under load. I don't find the no-load noise too much but under load it can be pretty loud.
1488537
It is a powered subwoofer, yes. It uses one RCA plug coming from my A/V receiver's "subwoofer pre-out".
2055198
You know, I never thought about checking it. All I can say is I have one serving each of our computers and they work perfectly. Thinking of replacing the regular APC on the TV. But I'm not sure it will shut off my subwoofer when the tv is turned off because the tv still draws an amp or two when it's off. Maybe I'll try one of the 'master control" surge arresters to see if will shut off the subwoofer, before I get another one. Anyway, when you turn on or off the computer, the monitor and speakers come on or off with it. Nice.
1741645
It's not necessarily bad for the amplifier, but keep in mind that it may make a slight buzz or hum while it's on. The power consumption of it while idle is very little. Though you should keep in mind that power fluctuations may damage the components if it's left on. Go for it.
2284699
Are you sure it isn't the subwoofer? It stays on all the time even when the system is turned off and produces a low level hum, constantly. That seems to be the norm for all the subs and the Onkyo receivers. I was surprised to walk into my media room and hear the hum coming from the sub and the system was turned off. Sub is always in stand by. Just a thought.
1974109
I've read up on this subwoofer, and from what I understand (and see by looking at it), there's no passive input. It can only be run by the internal amp.
1741646
I'm just really lazy and have left it on since I received mine on March 9th for weeks-month at a time with no noticeable damage. No buzz with my speakers, I just came here slightly concerned about the amp itself but realized it's such a good value that if it stops working it wouldn't be a tragedy. PS: love the sound quality. Anyways, it'd be nice to have a remote but instead I just leave it on :P
21654
I leave mine in my car but always turn it off. I have noticed that when left on and my radio off, it does not play automatically. I still have to switch off and back on in order to play. It may just be a compatibility issue with my radio.
1709052
Dear Docpain,Pls forgive me reply in delay.Yes,it is active pickup.how to estimate it,just depends on your bass.Warmest regards,Emma