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Hey guys,
A few similar threads on this, but what I found didn't seem to fit my exact setup . Looking for general advice, suggestions, or someone to completely rule-out what I think are my options.
So, I bought a new house and I'm cabling it out for audio - about 20 speakers total (multi-zoned), but that's another story.
All speakers that I've bought are passive in-wall. In particular, my living room will be 7.1 along with in-wall PASSIVE subs (there are 2 subs actually that I plan to split and put on opposite sides of the room).
Therein, lies the problem. I haven't found a 7.1 receiver that has a powered subwoofer out (for some reason, I was thinking that my previous 5.1 "Home Theater in a box" solution had a powered-output, which led me astray).
Although I do realize that a true powered sub will give better bass response, I really don't want it setting on the floor. I'd prefer the look of the in-wall sub, and I've never seen a powered in-wall sub, which would be kinda hard to implement running power to anyway.
Here are my options as I see them:
1) Scrap the Passive In-Wall Sub idea. Sell my subs on ebay. Buy the most attractive powered sub possible. Deal with the box sitting on the floor.
2) Buy a cheap stereo receiver (I've seen these for about 100 bucks at circuit city and could probably do much better on ebay). Run the line level sub out to the stereo receiver's inputs (I'd have to use a Y splitter because the inputs are L/R. Connect the subs to the stereo receiver. Config the stereo receiver's tuning options to optimize bass. Unfortunately, I'm running to an un-airconditioned media closet so adding extra receivers adds extra heat so I fear this option slightly.
3) Keep looking for a 7.1 receiver with a powered sub out.
4). Connect the passive subs to the front channels on the 7.1 receivers along with the actual front speakers. Already saw posts advising against this.
A few similar threads on this, but what I found didn't seem to fit my exact setup . Looking for general advice, suggestions, or someone to completely rule-out what I think are my options.
So, I bought a new house and I'm cabling it out for audio - about 20 speakers total (multi-zoned), but that's another story.
All speakers that I've bought are passive in-wall. In particular, my living room will be 7.1 along with in-wall PASSIVE subs (there are 2 subs actually that I plan to split and put on opposite sides of the room).
Therein, lies the problem. I haven't found a 7.1 receiver that has a powered subwoofer out (for some reason, I was thinking that my previous 5.1 "Home Theater in a box" solution had a powered-output, which led me astray).
Although I do realize that a true powered sub will give better bass response, I really don't want it setting on the floor. I'd prefer the look of the in-wall sub, and I've never seen a powered in-wall sub, which would be kinda hard to implement running power to anyway.
Here are my options as I see them:
1) Scrap the Passive In-Wall Sub idea. Sell my subs on ebay. Buy the most attractive powered sub possible. Deal with the box sitting on the floor.
2) Buy a cheap stereo receiver (I've seen these for about 100 bucks at circuit city and could probably do much better on ebay). Run the line level sub out to the stereo receiver's inputs (I'd have to use a Y splitter because the inputs are L/R. Connect the subs to the stereo receiver. Config the stereo receiver's tuning options to optimize bass. Unfortunately, I'm running to an un-airconditioned media closet so adding extra receivers adds extra heat so I fear this option slightly.
3) Keep looking for a 7.1 receiver with a powered sub out.
4). Connect the passive subs to the front channels on the 7.1 receivers along with the actual front speakers. Already saw posts advising against this.