You can connect a passive subwoofer to an AV receiver
by treating it as a loudspeaker
and linking the subwoofer directly to your AV receiver via the speaker connectors. You can also power it with an external amplifier and treat it as a powered subwoofer that connects to the pre-out.
How do you wire a passive subwoofer?
To do so connect the passive subwoofer
to the external amplifier and connect the AV receiver/amplifier to the input of the external amplifier
. Here you should use the Subwoofer PRE OUT socket on the A/V receiver/amplifier and connect this to the input of the external amplifier.
Can you connect a powered subwoofer to a receiver?
Connect a coaxial cable with RCA-style plugs
to the subwoofer output on your receiver. These cables are often supplied with the subwoofer. Route this cable to the low-frequency effect jack on the powered subwoofer. This jack is labeled “Line In,” “Low Level In,” “LFE In” or something similar.
How do you power a non powered subwoofer?
Passive subwoofers will require a lot of power
to recreate bass sounds
. Your receiver might not deliver enough power for your subwoofer to work optimally if you connect it directly to the speaker connectors. Powering it with an external amplifier solves this problem.
How do you hook up a wired subwoofer to a receiver?
Using a subwoofer cable (RCA cable), connect the subwoofer to the AV receiver
by running the cable from the receiver's subwoofer output to the subwoofer's line input
. Klipsch subwoofers can be connected via the LFE channel, the white RCA connection, or in a stereo pair by using both the white and red RCA connections.
Why does my receiver have two subwoofer outputs?
When a receiver has dual subwoofer outputs the
two are typically duplicates of each other with a common internal connection
. … If they are independent, and you have only one subwoofer, then simply choose one of them and indicate in the receiver setup which one you have chosen to use.
How do you connect a powered subwoofer to a receiver without subwoofer?
Right: An RCA Y adapter that can be used with a line level converter to connect to a subwoofer with a single RCA input jack. For subwoofers with only 1 or more RCA input jacks (no speaker level inputs), a simple way to connect them to a receiver with no subwoofer output is by using
a line level converter
.
How do you hook up a subwoofer to an old amp?
A subwoofer with speaker-level inputs is especially easy to connect to your older amplifier or receiver! To do so,
just connect to the speaker outputs on the source unit using speaker wire and then to the matching inputs on the subwoofer
. You can even power speakers from the amp or receiver at the same time.
How do you hook up a subwoofer without an amp?
Mount your subwoofer in your preferred location
. Next, reroute the stereo and power supply cables to the subwoofer and connect them. If your audio system has an outlet for your subwoofer, connect this as well. Once installed, you need to learn how to get the best sound.
Does an active subwoofer need an amp?
Yes.
You will not need an amp for your sub
, because one is built in. You haven't mentioned your main speakers. If you already have or opt for passive speakers, you will need an external amp.
How do you connect a subwoofer to a powered speaker?
All you have to do is connect your powered subwoofer's line level input (or LFE input if there are two line level inputs) to
the T1's smart subwoofer output using a cable with RCA connectors on both ends
.
How much power does a sub need?
In fact, it's probably safe to consider
12-inch, 100-watt subs
as the minimum. Be wary of subs with less than 100 watts, and if the driver is smaller, you'll need a lot more power. There are exceptions, of course, but this should give you a starting point.
Can I use active subwoofer as passive?
You can connect any self powered subwoofer to the connection
that was used for a passive subwoofers. If you get a powered subwoofer with speaker level inputs you just connect the speaker wire that was used for the passive sub to one of the two speaker level inputs (L or R doesn't matter which).
Can you connect a subwoofer to a 2 channel receiver?
Yes, two (easy) ways to hookup a powered sub in a 2-channel setup. 1)
Run the speaker wire from your amp to the sub, then another set of speaker cables to your speakers
.
How do I connect my subwoofer to left and right input?
To connect a subwoofer to its receiver, you can use
an LFE input cable or an RCA line-in cable
(used for left and right input options). Assuming your subwoofer has the option to use an LFE input, this will be your best choice. But, if not, then an RCA input option will work.
Can I connect a subwoofer to a stereo?
If you are using your subwoofer with a stereo receiver that lacks a subwoofer output (and many of them do), you can connect the
subwoofer using an extra set of speaker cables
, as shown above—provided the subwoofer has speaker-level (speaker wire) connections, as the picks in our Best Budget Subwoofer guide do.
