Hooking up a sub woofer I have a Samsung sub woofer that was part of a home theater package and the receiver is no longer working. I am looking at this buying this unit as a possible replacement, but my sub woofer doesn't have the plug to support the sub woofer jack. It's a non-powered sub woofer that has four speaker cables (two right and two left, I assume). Does anyone know if this unit will power that sub woofer and/or how I can hook it up to work? Or do I need to buy a new powered sub woofer? Hooking up a sub woofer I have a Samsung sub woofer that was part of a home theater package and the receiver is no longer working. I am looking at this buying this unit as a possible replacement,... » Read More Hooking up a sub woofer I have a Samsung sub woofer that was part of a home theater package and the receiver is no longer working. I am looking at this buying this unit as a possible replacement, but my sub woofer doesn't have the plug to support the sub woofer jack. It's a non-powered sub woofer that has four speaker cables (two right and two left, I assume). Does anyone know if this unit will power that sub woofer and/or how I can hook it up to work? Or do I need to buy a new powered sub woofer? « Show Less
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One more thing. If you are planning to use your Samsung speakers from your home theater you might wanna check the impendance of the speakers. Most HTIB speakers are rated at 3 ohms. If that's the case you might s well just buy a whole new system haha. Just saying.
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No you don't want to do that, you would only be getting signals to the sub that were meant to be from behind. You're going to have to bite the bullet and buy a sub. Use the promo code at new egg to get $80 off that $159 pioneer sub so only $79 but that deal ends today.
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In all honesty yes you do need to buy a powered subwoofer. Though you can run lines from the receivers left and right front speaker outs to the sub and then to the front speakers, you are asking way too much of the reciever at 75 watts per channel. But don't fret. You can find decent subs pretty cheap. I just ordered a Pioneer sw-8 from newegg for $79. They also have a 10 in Polk that goes on sale a lot for $89.
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Thanks Tim for the education and advice. I decided if I was going to bother doing it, I should do it right... so I went with the sub on newegg and will just donate or ditch my non-powered Samsung. Thanks again for all your help!
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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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BTW - only the sub is from the old system. I have a set of Yamaha's for the r/c/l set-up. :)
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Also looking at your original question again, your Samsung sub only has speaker ins and no speaker outs so no way should you try to use the Denon to power this sub this way without most likely frying the Denon. My subwoofer gave up the ghost after 10 years which is why I ordered a new one. Was going to buy a Yamaha receiver too but after seeing this one I couldn't pass it up. And I actually got it for $94 after a $50 gift card when signing up for the Amazon visa card. So for $173 I got a Denon receiver and a pioneer subwoofer that should work well with my cerwin-vega speakers. Should be a good little system. Beats a HTIB any day. Also looking at your original question again, your Samsung sub only has speaker ins and no speaker outs so no way should you try to use the Denon to power this sub this way without most likely frying the Denon. My subwoofer gave up the ghost after 10 years which is why I ordered a new one. Was going to buy a Yamaha receiver too but after seeing this one I couldn't pass it up. And I actually got it for $94 after a $50 gift card when signing up for the Amazon visa card. So for $173 I got a Denon receiver and a pioneer subwoofer that should work well with my cerwin-vega speakers. Should be a... » Read More Also looking at your original question again, your Samsung sub only has speaker ins and no speaker outs so no way should you try to use the Denon to power this sub this way without most likely frying the Denon. My subwoofer gave up the ghost after 10 years which is why I ordered a new one. Was going to buy a Yamaha receiver too but after seeing this one I couldn't pass it up. And I actually got it for $94 after a $50 gift card when signing up for the Amazon visa card. So for $173 I got a Denon receiver and a pioneer subwoofer that should work well with my cerwin-vega speakers. Should be a good little system. Beats a HTIB any day. « Show Less
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http://images.klipsch.com/SynergySubs1012Rev2012_635042117391170000.pdf I use the subwoofer connection because I have one and I like this way best but it looks like it can be connected other ways. I couldn't attach the pdf of the manual but you may be able to get it with the like I tried to attach. if this does not work you could go to the klipsch site for it or google klipsch sub 12 manual. When you get the manual you probably can tell if you can make it work for you. I have been happy with mine and feel it's a good value for the price. Good luck and happy listening.
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Yes, you'll need to buy a cable. They're very cheap at Amazon. Just make sure it's long enough. If there are two inputs, one right and one left, you'll need a 'Y' adapter at the subwoofer I'm not sure 'cause mine is boxed up. A r/l input will work with one cable, just connect it to the 'sub out' jack from your receiver and plug it into the 'R' input on the sub.
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I do not have a separate sub woofer. I have a Samsung sound bar which contains all the speakers including the sub woofer. My sound bar sits in front of the TV on the cabinet because I do not want to mount it on the wall behind and above the TV.
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I'm also having problems with the sub. It worked initially but now it doesn't. Nothing comes out. I've tried a different cable and different sub so I know its the receiver. Did you ever figure out what was wrong with yours?
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I also had an older Creature and I had a similar problem with the new one. I almost returned it before I finally got it to work. Everything seemed to be connected properly but there was no sound. The answer with mine was the connection of the power port on the subwoofer. It isn't as firm as it could be and because of that, it can be difficult to connect properly. And even after it it has been working, if the subwoofer is moved around a bit, the connection can be broken and the sound lost again. When you insert the plug into the port on the sub, try to wiggle it and see if that helps. If it doesn't, remove it, plug it in again and keep trying to move it around. Sooner or later, you should establish contact and get sound. At least, I did. Use of an electronic contact enhancer such as DeoxIt Gold G100L may be of help. This problem is due to a design flaw. If the connection was more solid, this should never occur. Unfortunately, it does. The speakers are so good that it's worth the effort to keep trying to establish a good connection. If you continue to get no results after a while, the problem may lie elsewhere and returning the speakers may be your only option. Please send in a review or comment to this reply and let us know if this has been of help.
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As far as I know you only need a sub out from the receiver to connect. Google the sub and your receiver for complete instructions. That's what I did to figure out how I needed to connect mine.
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There is no direct way to connect a passive Sub-woofer to this AV Receiver. You have a few choice though (and I don't know the exact details of your Kenwoods as there are few models with HTIB). One: you can use an active cross-over on the speaker lines going to the front channels and then use a low pass option to drive your sub (wire the others directly to front) or two: you can purchase a separate monoblock type amplifier to drive the SubWoofer or three: buy an active (powered) subwoofer. Assuming you don't want to replace the Kenwood with an active device, I suggest option two. See here for low-cost options:
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A standard 5.1 channel home theater receiver will power the speakers. It's a bit of an odd setup, but let's see if I can explain it: the two front speakers plug into the subwoofer directly using standard speaker wire (use 16-gauge for best results). There are two additional speaker connections on the back of the subwoofer that go out to power the front speakers. I hope this helps and please let me know if I can help more.
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Probably worth buying a more advanced subwoofer.... Thought mine was but unfortunately my RCA connection to my subwoofer did not work so I tried connecting my subwoofer to my two front speakers. Don't know if that is the proper way but that thing is delivering a thumping bass
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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.
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I believe there are passive pass thru subs where the outputs of the speaker connect to the input of the sub and then the outputs of the sub go to the speakers, similar to a sub hookup for a home stereo system. Look for the specs on several sub woofers and you should get your answer.
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The receiver does not have speaker terminals for the subs instead it has a sub out which means that the output is preamp so passive subs won't work. Active subs (powered) are solution to the power need to the amplifier to reproduce deep low frequency. If you can't part with the bass module, this receiver is not for you. Otherwise just replace the bass module with a powered sub just realize it probably can't compete with the Bose bass module.
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This mono amp is designed to be used with a "passive", (non-powered) sub woofer. If your subwoofer has a power cord, then it is "active" , meaning it has an amplifier built into it. In this case you don't need the separate mono amp. Simply run an rca cable from your sub-out on your receiver to the woofer.
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Never experienced the problem and we are still in love with our Polk sounder. Since the woofer is a BlueTooth device, you might want to go through the "Pairing" process again. BlueTooth is kind of voodoo and has been known to drop it's pairing of devices for no real reason. Thus, try pairing it again. If you mislaid instructions on this, i am sure that Polk Tech Support could help you or you could Google the question "how do I pair my subwoofer with my Polk Sound Bar?". See if that helps.
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Probably time to upgrade your sub. Most receivers use a lfe port to connect your subthis unit doesn't offer high frequency connections for subs. Only to your speakers.
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Hi,If you installed based on the instructions and it is not working I would send it back. My sound bar only lasted 2 months and I could not get an answer from the manufacturer has to how to have it repaired. I had to put my unit in the trash. Bought a Samsung with wireless sub-woofer and am 100% happy. Much better sound. Sorry I can't help you any more than this.Merry Christmas.