thinking of buying for 2nd home. what is the ideal wiring? if a subwoofer is desirable what would you recommend?
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speaker cable 12 GA to 14 GA, with GLS banana plug (which I am selling a set of GLS bananas plugs on amazon), as far as subwoofers, you have several choice, depending on your budget. I own a JBL 400W, though I've been reading about the SVS subwoofer which may be great. Also you can get a matching Polk Audio Sub if you like.... Like I said it all depends on your budget.... Hope it helps, in case you are interested to purchase the GLS banana plug from me, let me know.
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I'm using them with 14 gauge, no banana plugs just straight into the binding posts. As far as using a sub-woofer, that depends on what your use and location is. I'm using the tsi100's for my HT system and they are fine for listening to music w/o the S/W. If you're using them for Home theater, you may want a S/W for the very low bass and sound FX. What size depends on the size of the room it will be used in. I have a Polk PSw10 and it is adequate for my 12x18 den.
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I recommend a good heavy duty speaker wire with banana plugs. Search Amazon in speaker wire with banana plug ends. On the sub, I use a Yamaha 10" which is somewhat overkill for the Polk speakers. I've been using juat the two Polk speakers on their own and the bass from these speakers is crazy. I turned off the sub since the bass was too much with both.
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16 gauge is more than enough unless you are running them like 100 feet. Make sure it is real copper though not just copper colored aluminum.18 gauge is fine for short runs.A subwoofer if you want bass that shakes things, but you really will not need one for most listening, you can always add one later
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I would use 16 gauge. A Polk subwoofer would be a good match. If you need stands, the Sanus ones work great.
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I purchased a separate subwoofer to compliment the speaker. I am totally satisfied with this system; the sound is amazing! I recommend this system without reservation.
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I had a similar question. I even emailed Polk to ask them and never heard back. You will need an amplifier because the subwoofer is passive. It has its own crossover built in, but the receiver should only be sending high sounds to your other speakers and low sounds to your sub. I just attached both positive wires from the sub to the single positive wire coming from the amp (and the same for the negative wires). It seems to work great and I have had it in for at least a year.
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For music, you won't need a subwoofer. For serious home theater, you will probably still want a sub because certain sounds (explosions, etc) need to be reproduced at loud volumes without having to boost the entire bass spectrum. That's where the LFE input on newer subs come in handy.
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Of course, is good..just wiring your subwoofer to 2 ohm.. i have 2 15" Lanzar maxpro 2000W and it sound amazing
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Use the line level connection for the best sound. Sub has its own power and can be tuned to match your system.
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Any size will work, but I prefer to put somewhere between 18-14 gauge wiring. Also be careful with that box, it seems to be a little small for the sub. My brother in law blew 2 subs in one of those boxes. He then had a custom sealed one made with .70 ft and haven't had any problems
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I actually just wired it into the B Channel connections and have had no problems...works great and that was the easiest way of wiring it. so, my speakers are in the A, the sub is in the B and I just flip the switch to A&B.; Hope that helps.
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Yes, people also add second subwoofer as well, all depends on the size of your room.
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If this is for a home sound system, you only need one sub. Two does nothing except muddy the bass. The CVA-118x is a stage bass, it is VERY powerful, possibly too much for home audio use. I have one in my home theater, it is plenty, it rattles everything and about blows the glass out!! Yes, it wants power- I put mine on a dedicated 20 amp circuit because I popped the breaker on a 15amp. All is happy now. For stage use I use two. Each on a separate breaker.
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I appreciate that, I wanted to get back to you.I love my Definitive speakers I am running the 40s on the sides I'm running actually 10 speakers with definitive studio 350s in the rear a separate single powered older Definitive subwoofer I bought in the early 90s for the heck of it, the 8060's in the front, and an 8080 center speaker. I listen to a lot of heavy metal and I like my whole house to expand and they do the trick, your set up sounds perfect for the 40s, I'm sure you'll love them.Stan
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Yes, I have 2 wire system too...these speakers sound better than my other more espensive ones...you will love them.
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Yea that's basically it, we used 12 gauge monster cables but just make sure to measure so that you'll have enough cable to set up all the speakers because the first time we bought the cables we didn't have enough for the rear left speaker.... And I agree with JR, you should buy a subwoofer :}
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An active subwoofer would be best. With a passive subwoofer you will need a separate amp to power it.DJ FLASH
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Depends on what you are using them for. If you are just listening to music on a 2 channel system, no subwoofer needed unless you just prefer a more robust base. If you are using in some sort of home theater set up, then I would definately recommend a subwoofer.
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Any subwoofer occupies a single "channel" from the receiver - one that combines the low bass outputs from right and left channels. Thus, one standard cable is usually sufficient. Do check the rear panel of your receiver/home entertainment power unit. It should have one output receptable labeled "subwoofer" or something similar. That is where the plug from the speaker goes. Since bass frequencies are not localized by our ears, there is no need for 2 subwoofers or separate cables to connect them. If the subwoofer has separate input jacks for the right and left channels (labeled and usually color coded) - which is very unlikely - you would need two such cables, plugged into the auxiliary R and L low level outputs from your receiver's pre-amp outputs (labeled)!
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More power and a bigger subwoofer. Definitely a much better system. We like ours, very well. Hope this helps. Ted