First of all....total newb when it comes to subwoofers. So forgive me if the following questions/statements are dumb.
For some history, I had an old JBL sub that was purchased around 1999. It died in 2006. JBL said it was a manufacturing defect and replaced my sub with a Northridge (10 inch I believe) model for a very small fee. So I hooked it up to my Sony 777ES with the same Y cable and went on my merry way. (although the sub never really sounded that good...more on that later).
I just purchased a new Onkyo 705 receiver and upgraded all my other speakers to Polks. I also ordered a new subwoofer cable from monoprice because my old one had been chewed by my cat.
So yesterday, I am hooking everything up and notice that my new SW cable is not a Y cable. I then notice on the back of my SW that there is a switch for LFE or Normal. It was switched on the LFE setting.
I have done some reading this morning...and I think I am more confused that educated at this point. On the back of the SW, it states I only need one input for LFE...not the Y cable. I guess that is why my SW never really sounded that good?? I know my new receiver does LFE...so I am assuming I only need the single cable and I should use the LFE setting on my SW? Does it matter which side it is plugged into L/R?
Any help...general advice...anything....will be super helpful! I want this new system to sound as good as possible. I have certainly learned a lot over the past months researching the Onkyo and speakers.
Thanks.
For some history, I had an old JBL sub that was purchased around 1999. It died in 2006. JBL said it was a manufacturing defect and replaced my sub with a Northridge (10 inch I believe) model for a very small fee. So I hooked it up to my Sony 777ES with the same Y cable and went on my merry way. (although the sub never really sounded that good...more on that later).
I just purchased a new Onkyo 705 receiver and upgraded all my other speakers to Polks. I also ordered a new subwoofer cable from monoprice because my old one had been chewed by my cat.
So yesterday, I am hooking everything up and notice that my new SW cable is not a Y cable. I then notice on the back of my SW that there is a switch for LFE or Normal. It was switched on the LFE setting.
I have done some reading this morning...and I think I am more confused that educated at this point. On the back of the SW, it states I only need one input for LFE...not the Y cable. I guess that is why my SW never really sounded that good?? I know my new receiver does LFE...so I am assuming I only need the single cable and I should use the LFE setting on my SW? Does it matter which side it is plugged into L/R?
Any help...general advice...anything....will be super helpful! I want this new system to sound as good as possible. I have certainly learned a lot over the past months researching the Onkyo and speakers.
Thanks.