I am considering getting this sub. But I was wondering how would I connect all my speakers to it (5). I only see two speaker inputs.

Also, if I let the sub handle the crossover, what crossover setting do I put my receiver at?

I am considering getting this sub. But I was wondering how would I connect all my speakers to it

You dont connect speakers to it, you connect them to your receiver, also if you use the corssover on the sub a good place to start is 80hz

Ok, thanks. I just read that on subs you could connect your speakers to them.

Ok, thanks. I just read that on subs you could connect your speakers to them.

You could connect them in a way, if the subwoofer's amplifier has a built in crossover. This would only be your fronts however, and would not power them.

Ok, I have a new question. My receiver does not have a LFE output (RCA type). The subwoofer output is of the speaker wire type (powers a passive sub currently). How do I connect a powered sub through this connection?

I was thinking either connect with speaker wire using the line level inputs and not bothering connecting the front speakers to the sub (leaving them connected straight from the receiver), OR cutting a RCA cable and connect the + and - wires to their respective inputs. Is this RCA cable method okay? Can the LFE input take a cable that will have power running through it?

what kind of reciever do you have?

It's a 1999-2000ish Panasonic 5.1.

I found the answer though. I need a high level-RCA adapter.

It's a 1999-2000ish Panasonic 5.1.

I found the answer though. I need a high level-RCA adapter.
No you don't. Even though your receiver's speaker-level subwoofer output is for a passive sub and is a powered output, you can still use it to connect a powered subwoofer in the exact same way that the sub can be connected to a receiver's powered front speaker outputs. You would just connect one pair (instead of both pairs) of the sub's +/- speaker-level inputs to your receiver's speaker-level subwoofer output.

I think that is exactly what you are proposing above when you said "I was thinking either connect with speaker wire using the line level inputs and not bothering connecting the front speakers to the sub (leaving them connected straight from the receiver)............" except that you are mistakenly calling the sub's speaker-level inputs "line level inputs".


You MAY actually have to (or be able to) connect both pairs of the sub's R/L +/- speaker-level inputs to the same single +/- pair of speaker-level subwoofer outputs of the receiver. OR, maybe that would be a bad idea. I think the sub should still work fine with only one pair of its +/- speaker-level inputs, R or L, being utilized.

Ok, gotcha. I would have to set the sub to the pro-logic receiver setting and the crossover all the way up, right?

I could use the high level - RCA converter approach if I like though, correct?

You could wire up your front left and right speakers directly to the sub. Yes, you would need to have it switched over to pro-logic on the sub and let it handle the crossover. Depending on the sizeof your speakers set the cross over knob to 80 or 100.