Subwoofer cable: I just ordered this receiver and was wondering what kind of subwoofer cable people use?
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Mono RCA cable. There are subwoofer-specific models available. You only need one channel for the subwoofer. The reason the subwoofer has a L/R input and output is to allow you to use the subwoofer inline with stereo pre-amp cables. Running the subwoofer off of a surround amp with a dedicated subwoofer output makes this feature unnecessary.
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I don't know about "safely," but no, this is not what you want. If your receiver has a single RCA output jack for a sub, it wants to see an audio/instrument/signal cable, not a speaker wire/cable. If your subwoofer has speaker-level ins, then you want to connect them to the speaker jacks on your receiver with a speaker wire. If your sub has a single RCA-style LFE input, it wants to see a (shielded) audio cable, not a speaker cable, and it should be connected to the sngle sub/LFE output on a receiver. It sounds like you are trying to mix signal types here because your receiver doesn't have the kind of output that your sub needs, and you don't want to do that. I don't know about "safely," but no, this is not what you want. If your receiver has a single RCA output jack for a sub, it wants to see an audio/instrument/signal cable, not a speaker wire/cable. If your subwoofer has speaker-level ins, then you want to connect them to the speaker jacks on your receiver with a speaker wire. If your sub has a single RCA-style LFE input, it wants to see a (shielded) audio cable, not a speaker cable, and it should be connected to the sngle sub/LFE output on a receiver. It sounds like you are trying to mix signal types here because your receiver... » Read More I don't know about "safely," but no, this is not what you want. If your receiver has a single RCA output jack for a sub, it wants to see an audio/instrument/signal cable, not a speaker wire/cable. If your subwoofer has speaker-level ins, then you want to connect them to the speaker jacks on your receiver with a speaker wire. If your sub has a single RCA-style LFE input, it wants to see a (shielded) audio cable, not a speaker cable, and it should be connected to the sngle sub/LFE output on a receiver. It sounds like you are trying to mix signal types here because your receiver doesn't have the kind of output that your sub needs, and you don't want to do that. « Show Less
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I bought this and it works well. You will need to by an amplifier for this subwoofer if your receiver does not have one specifically for a subwoofer. I bought the Bash 300S Digital Subwoofer Plate Amplifier 300W RMS from Parts Express. I works very well with my surround sound. Be sure to secure the speaker grate. The putty they send you does not work so well. I used silicone to hold the grate in. It will vibrate loose if you do not.Hope this helps
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You need a Sub woofer Cable, Preferably Banana Plugs and speaker wire. I purchased the following respectively and am quite happy with these: Mediabridge Ultra Series Subwoofer Cable, Sewell Direct SW-29863-12 Deadbolt Banana Plugs (12 pair) and Monoprice 100ft 16AWG Enhanced Loud Oxygen-Free Copper Speaker Wire Cable. You may also need speaker mounts.
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To tell you the truth, I should've ordered the Amazon recommended mediabridge cables when I got my subwoofer...i ended up using regular RCA cables and they worked fine until I received the mediabridge ones, which I highly recommend. However, if you already have two regular RCA's cables from old VCR's, or the likes, use them instead, so you save some money for beer.
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Normally a sub-woofer connects to your home theater receiver. I connected my TV to my receiver using optical cable. Then my sub-woofer to the receiver.
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All ur receiver needs is a sub pre-out. So an RCA connection. Plug in to LFE(Low Frequency Effects) on sub.
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there are different ways to wire it, if your receiver has a sub-out plug on it just get a powered subwoofer cable and plug into either r or l on the woofer. Does not matter which one. hope this helps.
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I would have to say yes. I used a single RCA cable, but something just didn't sound right. I then purchased a y-split subwoofer cable and there was an obvious difference, at least to me.
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I bought a subwoofer cable and it only had one output while the subwoofer itself has two. The receiver has one input for the subwoofer. I've seen a lot of questions about this and it looks like the solution is a Y cable. You may also want to look at some speaker stands. You could make installation easier if you have the stands near your walls.
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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
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A standard RCA patch cable will connect your receiver to a subwoofer amp or powered subwoofer.
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if your receiver does not have a dedicated subwoofer outlet then you will need a special wire. it's RCA to speaker wire, and it's kinda pricey for a wire. you would have to tie into the left and right speakers, or maybe even all sides of the surround. the quality might be diminished since it's trying to push all the frequencies through the speaker, and not just the lower bass frequencies. heres a link to the wire you would need. IEC 18 AWG 6' Speaker Wire Pair with RCA Males - Black/Red
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I don't know the answer for that. You need to check on your receiver or pre-amp's manual, but if you want to use only one sub-woofer than you don't need this kind of cable, what you need is a straight forward cable. I don't think your receiver is designed for doing that. I have two sub outs on my receiver for the purpose to use two separate sub-woofer so you can put one on each side of the room or one in the front one in the back at your surround speakers. I don't recommend you to do that, you should never mix signals. This cable is designed for if you have a sub and does not have a LFE input but has inputs for left and right than you connect the double Y part to the sub and the single end to your pre-out. Also you can contact with Mediabridge they have excellent technical support. Good luck and don't do it!!!
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It's simply a mono RCA cable, meaning, a single RCA cable rather then a stereo one. If you have only a spare stereo RCA cable laying around you can just hook one end of it up to the receiver. However, on the subwoofer side you may need a Y jack to turn it into a stereo signal.
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Go for the 8060 Center. Just hook it up like your normally would and then set your center channel to large in your receiver's set up. If you can set the crossover point on your center channel, try 50hz or 60hz. It will sound great without having to run another subwoofer cable.
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Probably worth buying a more advanced subwoofer.... Thought mine was but unfortunately my RCA connection to my subwoofer did not work so I tried connecting my subwoofer to my two front speakers. Don't know if that is the proper way but that thing is delivering a thumping bass