why cant i figure this out!!

[jbrocious]

ok, i decided to move my powered sub into my 2-channel room to see how it sounds... but my brain is failing me!!!

the amp on the sub has line-in (L and R) line-out (L and R).. then speaker connections for high-in and high-out...

how in the hell do i hook this up off of my integrated amp???

(im sure there is a simple answer, but its not coming to me.... and for the home theater my receiver just has a sub- output, so its easy)

help a dumbass!

 

[RichPA]

Assuming you want to use the crossover in the sub to keep bass out of your main speakers, one of two things:

(a) if your amp has preouts, use a y-adapter to split that signal between a run to the sub's L & R line in and a run from the sub's line out to your amp's main in

** nope, run from pre out to sub, then from sub line out back to amp's main in **

(b) if you don't have preouts, run speaker wires from your amp to the sub's high in, then from the sub's high out to your speakers

If you don't care about keeping the bass out of your main speakers, just run a parallel set of speaker cables (could be from the speaker-b output) from your amp to the sub's high in

 

[technut]

If your integrated amp has pre-amp out and power amp in connections, then remove the jumpers (if there are any) and use a pair of phono cables from the pre-amp out to the line in on the sub and connect the line out on the sub to the power amp in with another set of cables.

If you have no pre-amp out/in then you have to use the speaker outputs. Connect each out the speaker outputs L + - and R + - from your amp to the corrisponding speaker in (high In) connections on the sub and connect your speakers to the speaker outputs(high out) on the sub.

 

[technut]

I was too slow and richpa beat me to it but I have to disagree on using a Y cable as this WILL allow the low bass to be produced by your main speakers and sub(unless you want it that way). The only problem you would have is if you dont have a power amp in connection then you have to split the signal with a Y cable or use the speaker outputs.

 

[RichPA]

Yep, technut, my mistake - mixing up two hookups in my head and then in my post. Shoulda let you beat me to it!

 

[jbrocious]

thanks for the quick responses..........i have no pre-amp outs.......so i had to use my speaker B terminals...... im running them as A+B and it sounds pretty good..... i didnt want to take the bass out of my speakers, i wanted to utilize the crossover in them, but just use the sub as filler b/c i was definately lacking in true bass extension...

i wish the sub was just a little faster though.....its more of a home theater sub, but it still fills the void...

im actually thinking of adding these into my setup (i already run their speakers)
http://www.av123.com/products_product.php?section=speakers&product=56.1

 

[phidauex]

Just to clarify... You aren't connecting your mains to the speaker outs on the sub amp, are you? They cross those over with a big fat inductor, and it can create impedance issues in a lot of speakers. If your main speakers are plugged into the integrated amp though, then they are fine.

peace,
sam

 

[jbrocious]

no no.... i have my main speakers running on my integrated amp terminals A.... and then on terminals B i have the sub

 

[phidauex]

OK, good, thats the way you want it.