I also reccomend it in applications where you might want to run multiple subs. Speaker level ins/outs were obviously necessary with passive or unpowered subs, which are now pretty much a thing of the past.Īre line-level outputs now standard on modern subwoofers?
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All the older subs (and maybe all the newer ones as well) had speaker level ins and outs, which was a holdover from the Dolby Pro Logic days when LFE outputs did not exist. I have not made it a habit to check out every subwoofer I've seen, but every one I have either looked at or owned did not have line-level outputs. The line level stereo inputs (and corresponding outputs, usually) Hook up a female>2-male Y-adaptor to the end of your subwoofer line and that way you have both inputs covered on the sub.Ĭaleb, I appreciate very much your taking time to answer my question.
I think your question has been answered anyway. Posted on Saturday, Octo14:18 GMTPaul, I don't mean to hi-jack your thread. Allows more control over your bass distribution, too. Rather than split the subwoofer output on a receiver, you can use the pre-outs for the left and right channel and run them to a second sub. This works great if you have a pair of bookshelf speakers that you want to run with a sub and is a superior alternative to using long runs of speaker wire to connect to the high level (or speaker level) connections on a sub. Most subs apply a high pass filter so your amp will only get, for example, 70 hz and up. Then back out of the sub and into your amplifier. To employ the use of a sub, you could run interconnnects from the stereo pre-amp outputs to the stereo inputs on the sub. Let's say that you had an older stereo pre-amp with no subwoofer output (Like a nice Dynaco Pas-3). The line level stereo inputs (and corresponding outputs, usually) are there to allow more flexibility in hook-up. 1 or LFE output on receivers and pre/pros is mono, why do subs have what appears to be stereo inputs?
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My old sub's manual (Infinity) wasn't any clearer than this one on this issue.Īll of which brings me back to a question that nobody has been able to explain in terms that I understand. Back when I was using a separate sub, I used a Y-adaptor such as Caleb says. It is a crude drawing that sheds no more light on which input to use on the sub than the text does. For more infromation on the controls mentioned in this manual and on bass management see your dealor or Fig. "LINE LEVEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS - Using a line level RCA subwoofer cable, connect the Subwoofer/LFE/Low Pass Output of your electronics to the subwoofer via the RCA jack inputs on the subwoofers' rear panel. I just looked up the RSW-12 Owners Manual, and after seeing what it had to say about hook-up I can understand why there might be some confusion: Posted on Friday, Octo14:01 GMTHello Guys,įirst, let me say that I can't blame Paul for asking his question. I would check with the manufacturer and see if they have anything to say about it. It's a nuanced improvement in most cases but one that I've found worth doing IF the sub amp performs differently. On some sub amp designs, this bridges the amplifier and boosts the output by about 3db. This allows you to use both inputs on your sub amp. It's one female RCA to two Male RCA plugs. You can get a well made y-adapter that adds little to no impedance in the signal path (for about $15). You may benefit from the use of a y-adapter. I'm assuming there are no markings on the sub to indicate which of the two to use. Backwards? Well, conventionally it is the left input that is known as the "mono" input. Some (not all) of the amps that we use in our subs actually use the Right side input as the single sided input of choice. It depends on the amp and how it was designed. True that using either will get you sound, but one may be better than the other and using both is often desireable.
It's not entirely true that the white input is THE input to use. Posted on Thursday, Octo18:15 GMTHi Paul,
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