I understand these need a "y" connector for the subwoofers. where do you get one? what if i want to use these along with my separate subwoofer?
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These speakers have a typical speaker wire connection, but also have a subwoofer cable connection. Which you would run to your left & right subwoofer jacks on your receiver. I don't use any "Y" connector. There is also a power cord for each speaker.
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If your amp has only 1 sub out, you do need a Y connector to go from your sub out to each of the two sub ins on your def speakers. You shouldn't have to pay more than a few bucks at Radio Shack, Walmart, or Best Buy, or if you wait 6 weeks, $1.50 direct from China, including postage, via Amazon.
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A. Bloom is correct. I assume your receiver has 2 subwoofer jacks?, if not than you'll have to go the route laid out by 'I love Amazon.
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I read about the Y connector in the speaker instructions and bought one at Best Buy for $4.99. Not the best quality, but I was anxious to hear my speakers. When I went to connect them, I discovered my Onkyo receiver had jacks for 2 subwoofers. So, I didn't need it after all. If you are keeping a separate sub, then you probably will have to have one, but be sure to check your receiver jacks first. I looked at Amazon for the "Y", but couldn't find 3 males in a short (12" length), which is what I needed. They do have 8' and 15' in nice heavy Y cables if that would work for you. Hope this helps. I read about the Y connector in the speaker instructions and bought one at Best Buy for $4.99. Not the best quality, but I was anxious to hear my speakers. When I went to connect them, I discovered my Onkyo receiver had jacks for 2 subwoofers. So, I didn't need it after all. If you are keeping a separate sub, then you probably will have to have one, but be sure to check your receiver jacks first. I looked at Amazon for the "Y", but couldn't find 3 males in a short (12" length), which is what I needed. They do have 8' and 15' in nice heavy Y cables if that would work for you.... » Read More I read about the Y connector in the speaker instructions and bought one at Best Buy for $4.99. Not the best quality, but I was anxious to hear my speakers. When I went to connect them, I discovered my Onkyo receiver had jacks for 2 subwoofers. So, I didn't need it after all. If you are keeping a separate sub, then you probably will have to have one, but be sure to check your receiver jacks first. I looked at Amazon for the "Y", but couldn't find 3 males in a short (12" length), which is what I needed. They do have 8' and 15' in nice heavy Y cables if that would work for you. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Each speaker has a subwoofer. You do not need any connector. They connect just like any other speaker except that they have power cord and volume knob for the sub.
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If your Sub has two ports then you would need this cable with a Y-adapter like this one:Mediabridge ULTRA Series RCA Y-Adapter (12 Inches) - 1-Female to 2-Male for Digital Audio or Subwoofer - (Part# CYA-2M1F-P )Thanks,Mediabridge Customer Support856-216-8222support@mediabridgeproducts.com
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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.
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Kevin, you can't use these cables to attach satelite speakers at the subwoofer
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Sorry Joel, they do not. They have only the conventional speaker wire connectors (at least on the pair that I have). They were purchased some time ago so the newer version may include an updated connector. They do, however sound good especially paired with a powered sub woofer as the bass response is a little on the light side. Mike G
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TTBOMK there are two ways two hook up a sub..can research on web..with the PM8004 there are pre-out jacks on the back and that is where i hook up my sub.. one ofmain reason i bought and made in Japan..excellent amplifier..
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What I did personally was solder the speaker wire to the terminals. The connectors that you would buy are a piece of trash. If you can't solder them just figure a way to tape them
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No, you should buy this. You have a mono RCA out on the receiver, I'm assuming. Running a mono RCA cable to either the "L" or "R" will result in you not getting full range of sound from your subwoofer. Connecting the mono cable to this splitter will allow the subwoofer to produce the full range of sound from whatever source ou are using.
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it woudldent work becasue your subwoofer needs power (an amplified signal) and the power is carried through speaker wire, if you use this "adapter" the male lfe terminal is getting a un-amplified signal (signal with no power)
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I use a single cable between the receiver subwoofer connection and the Line Level In LFE subwoofer connection. Works great for my setup. You can always buy another cable if this does not work for you.
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You need to plug them into the wall outlet to power the built in sub-woofers. As others have said, if you don't you are not fully utilizing the full functionality.
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goin crazy here . . . connected speakers to a new Vizio HDTV . . . speaker cable into the subwoofer . . green connector into audio female on the TV . . pink to nothing . . . turned speakers to "off" on the vizio . . . and NOTHING . . . do i need a "Y" ?? . . . . it's gotta be something so simple, right ???
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I had to "modify" the cable from the sub woofer output jack to slip on fittings on the speakers. It isn't a poweed sub but really sounds good. Can't remember if the speaker came with a cable but don't think so. Your stereo should have a cable for a sub. Hope this helps?
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The subwoofer outputs use RCA style connectors, all other speaker outputs are screw/banana plug type. So you can insert bare speaker wire and screw it up tight or attach your wires to banana plugs and insert those. Banana plugs don't provide any extra contact or quality, so don't be fooled into buying expensive ones. I get great sound from a pack of 20 I bought for $10, and chose to do so only because it's easier to insert and remove them.
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My sub-woofer has an RCA type connector that attaches to the rear of the sound bar. As you look at the rear of the sound bar, there are connections facing back and connections facing down (under the "lip" of the cutout area). The sub plugs into the down facing connector. I hope that makes sense!
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you will need xlr cables or you can also use rca cables. I use xlr cables because I go to powered subwoofers and speakers.
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You should read the manual on your subwoofer. Most subwoofers have a dual purpose input, 2 RCA connectors to use a standard "stereo" input, but one of those will also act as a coaxial input for single cable operation with most receivers