Hi guys i just scored a polk 8 inch 100w rms sub for 12 at goodwill yesterday. Stereo receivers pre amps and integrated amplifiers rarely have subwoofer output jacks or offer bass management.
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How to connect sub to amp. If you want a stereo hook up youll need two sets of rca cables. Receivers with no subwoofer output. To get started with the actual hook up youll connect the subwoofer to the amplifier using the rca cable. Connect the subwoofers power cable to a wall outlet and switch the unit on. There are two possible ways that i can see to run the sub. Lfe1 uses a single rca cable home theater receivers lfe1 out subs lfe1 input.
A panel is a solution for an overcrowded main panel and a way to avoid running multiple circuits back to the main panel. A high level interconnect is almost like speaker cable amps speaker terminals subs high level input. Being old they have no designated sub out. The most common method is done by connecting the subwoofer to the sub out or lfe output of a receiveramplifier. There are a few ways that one can expect to connect a subwoofer to an amplifier receiver or processor also known as a home theater receiver. The subwoofer preamp output provides a low level signal for the subs amplifier and it is not powerful enough to drive speakers on its own.
Connect the subwoofer output to the amplifier input. The preamp is a su 9070 and the amp an se 9060. You connect the subpanel to the main panel via a double pole breaker with the proper amperage rating. The subwoofer is hooked up to the receiver with a single interconnect cable. However my receiver and amp are old technics pro line gear. To compensate connect a line out converter to your head unit by connecting the right channel and left channel in the line converter to the right channel and the left channel in the head unit with rca cables.
The jack on the amplifier may even be labeled subwoofer output just to make things easy for you. But you might also come across a subwoofer that uses stereo rca or speaker wire connections. Low level uses an rca interconnect pair amps pre out or sub out subs low level input. Break the connection between ground and neutral in the subpanel. Powered subwoofers contain an amplifier dedicated to driving the subwoofer speaker. A subwoofer and an amp run on a different voltage than your speakers and head unit.
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