How do you hook a subwoofer with just wire for connections up to this ? Do I run wire from the receiver to this and then plug in the subwoofer ?
474141
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.
474142
Connect the wire from the subwoofer to the sub amp and the connect the sub amp via rca cables to an audio out on your receiver.
1602896
I actually just wired it into the B Channel connections and have had no problems...works great and that was the easiest way of wiring it. so, my speakers are in the A, the sub is in the B and I just flip the switch to A&B.; Hope that helps.
1281093
You hook up the subs through the read output using the speaker cable that connects to your sub. Plug in is banana plug for amp and 1/2 inch jack for speaker.
107469
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
1337749
I also used a subwoofer cable that plugs into a dedicated plug on the back of my receiver and the same on the SW. Connections work great. I believe you can use 2 wires/banana connectors like the other speakers, but the SW cable works great. Nice deep bass but no rattles.
1821444
Subwoofer should connect automatically. If not, I believe there's a connect button on sub.
1017937
That unit is not really designed with a subwoofer output however you could use the Pre out to send the signal to the sub but it will send all the frequencies to it along with sub frequencies. The other way is to use hi level in and out from the raw wire speaker outs. This acts as a pass through and carries the signal through the sub and out onto your speakers.
1328482
You would only need more speaker wire. You connect the speakers to the sub, and then the sub to the amp.
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Hello Louise, Buy a sub that has Speaker level inputs and outputs on the back ( many polk, sony, bic etc. do). Simply install right and left speaker wires to the amp as you normally would for regular speakers. Then conect those wires to the r/l speaker INPUT on the back of the sub. Then run seperate wires from the r/l OUTPUT on sub to your speakers. Works and sounds great! Hope this helps. S
2017725
The sub has high level inputs and outputs. So you can connect your speaker wire to the sub and then come back out to the speakers.
85131
This is a powered subwoofer, meaning it has its own built-in amplifier, so the ohms don't matter. Your receiver should have a "subwoofer pre-out" or similar output in its rear-panel speaker terminals. Connect these terminals to the subwoofer "line in" inputs using RCA jacks. Try the speaker in several locations to see what works best. It's generally best to avoid corners, which can make the bass sound "boomy". Remember, too, that you're going to need a separate source of a/c power to plug the speaker into.
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if your receiver does not have a dedicated subwoofer outlet then you will need a special wire. it's RCA to speaker wire, and it's kinda pricey for a wire. you would have to tie into the left and right speakers, or maybe even all sides of the surround. the quality might be diminished since it's trying to push all the frequencies through the speaker, and not just the lower bass frequencies. heres a link to the wire you would need. IEC 18 AWG 6' Speaker Wire Pair with RCA Males - Black/Red
1692759
Yes, actually to the subwoofer. The sub is serving as the middle man persay. One set of wires connect from the sub to the reciever. Then a set of wires connect from the sub to the speakers.
2087611
This is a bit like asking "how do you cook?" There us no one best way to hook up a sub... you need to divide the frequency of the signal into the frequency range your speaker responds to. There are many ways to do this... a crossover network can split the input (your music) into "sub" and "everything else" before the amplifiers and use separate amps for the subs and everything else... but thus is only one solution. Tell us what equipment you are trying to use and perhaps you will get a more useful response.
701655
Yes, you need an AV cable to connect your subwoofer to your receiver. An AV cable is the best way to go.
2202164
Dear Bill, Thanks for the info. I didn't connect the wire's directly but I guess it amounts to the same thing. The left and right front speakers are attached to STR-DH800 posts. I connected separate the speaker wires from the left and right front speakers posts to the left and right posts of the subwoofer. The subwoofer is a part of a Paradigm Cinema 70 set. It has its own power plug, an on/off switch and an RCA input The subwoofer hums when the RCA is plugged into it and I touch the unplugged end. Sincerely, John
701653
Sorry, I'm a newbie at home theater stuffs, but why do we need a separate "subwoofer cable"? Won't the speaker wires work? I'm using a HTiB and they all use one type of speaker cables, even the subwoofer. I'm just curious as I'm about to get this system and have to learn how to set it up with a receiver. Thanks.