A sub-woofer cable should have arrows to indicate the right way to hook it up to stop humming, yet this cable has none. What gives?
2058026
A sub-woofer cable is basically a shielded RCA cable, it has no "right" way of hooking it up and no specific direction of current flow. The positive and negative signals are carried in separate parts of the cable, one connecting to the center pin and one connecting to the outer ring of tangs. These cannot be crossed by changing the direction the cable is hooked up so, unlike 2-wire speaker connections, it cannot cause 60-cycle hum by incorrect installation.
2058027
So in my experience as an IT student I have never encountered a uni-directional cable. People that don't buy sub cables can just use A/V cables (just provides lower quality sound). Really it should not matter which way the cable goes. If there is a hum try switching it. All its doing is completing a circuit, and from what I can tell there is no sort of switch in the wire, so again, the direction really shouldn't matter.
2058028
This is 100% incorrect, something Monster just made up to sell more cable. If you're getting hum then it's something else in your system.
2058029
Well in the end there are really only two ways to hook it up. Test it! But also sometimes the marks are hidden in plain sight.
2058030
i dont no about that,i pluged mine into my receiver then to my sub i have no hum
1933712
I just wrapped the speaker wire around the speaker connection on my speakers, and it worked fine (I had the same issue - my amp only had RCA output but my speakers needed regular speaker wire)
397329
Kevin, you can't use these cables to attach satelite speakers at the subwoofer
2103510
No. I have no problems with the signal on this cable. Turn up the volume on the device to a high level and adjust the volume knob on your amp, assuming you've got a volume knob on your amp. It's a wonderful cable, I've got one on my sub and one on my speakers. Both from my PC, and both carrying signal very well. I don't have to set the gain high on my sub amp to hear it and I don't have to set the volume high at all on the speakers to get sound. You're good to go.
279633
Try this: disconnect the coax from your cable box. If the Direct TV speaker hum goes away, this isolator should solve your problem.
527152
It has to be a loose wire. Check your ground wire. Make sure all connections from the head unit to the amp is secure as well. also might be another dumb question but is the sub mounted correctly? ie. have enough room
526474
Ground Lift changes the polarity so if you are experiencing "humming", switch the lift and this should remove any un wanted noise. Coaxial inputs are to plug in an external recording devise. Hope that helps you!
183694
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.
1457689
not sure exactly, but have you tried using a different cable and/or mic to see if the hum goes away? perhaps one of them is faulty.
2093458
You need speaker wire and a sub woofer cable. Monoprice m great speaker wire for the money. I assume you have an amp?
1847395
Steve...I didn't see any place to connect a separate sub woofer but gosh, I'm not sure you'd need one with the sound this thing puts out !
1132663
R. Williams - Nope. I've run this sub-woofer for countless hours over the years...sometimes under "unusual" circumstances and often with very high demands...it has operated faultlessly. As I noted earlier, "it'll make you happy". It still brings me a solid "lower-end" sound (and feel, too.). I'm thinking that Matthew Robb's reply is right-on. An ill fitting cable can make for a weak ground. Feedback is another possible cause...NAH...not likely. Hope your annoying "super loud buzzing" is soon ended.abez2.
1847396
No connection for a sub-woofer; however, there is a bass system in the unit that is unlike any other. If you wanted to connect an external sub-woofer, you could always use an HDMI cable to connect it directly to your TV.
1871305
Hello, the back of the speakers have posts and screw nuts to insert any cable you choose. I installed monster cables and my amp and speakers had the same setup. Very pleased with speakers. Ray
926469
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!
2205085
it solved my humming problem when i used 2 or more components plugged into my receiver. but when i got a more powerful amp i didnt need it. i would try it...you can always return it.
486487
Why would they "buzz"? They are shielded cables. True, they are a spiral wound braid, which is only a 60% shield, that's what you're paying for. I haven't noticed any hum or buzz in the ones I'm using. My Strat picks up a fair amount of buzz, but the cables add no noticeable noise to the signal path.