[djphaze]

I just received my Energy s10.3 and i cant wait to set it up with my Audioengine 5+ speakers. Its my first time settings up a 2.1 system. Below pictures of the back panels.


Energy s10.3 Subwoofer




Audioengine 5+ speakers




Which cables would i need?

In the energy picture, those four bottom connections(red and black)are those rca or wire ports?

 

[brendelac]

what receiver are you using. you should have a sub-out that connects to the sub-in on the s10.3

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by brendelac  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125196


what receiver are you using. you should have a sub-out that connects to the sub-in on the s10.3

I dont have a receiver. The Audioengine 5+ are powered speakers.

 

[brendelac]



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Originally Posted by djphaze  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125226


I dont have a receiver. The Audioengine 5+ are powered speakers.

oh sorry, i'm not familiar with audioengine. anyways those look like plastic caps covering RCA ports that you should be able to remove with your fingernail. i believe then that you would use the R+L outputs from the speakers connecting to the high level inputs on the subwoofer with a pair of Y-splitters.

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by brendelac  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125377


oh sorry, i'm not familiar with audioengine. anyways those look like plastic caps covering RCA ports that you should be able to remove with your fingernail. i believe then that you would use the R+L outputs from the speakers connecting to the high level inputs on the subwoofer with a pair of Y-splitters.

Thank you. Can you post a picture of the cable i would need?

 

[qguy]





You need a cable like this (only longer ) Connect the single end to the SUB IN of the subwoofer and the other end to the OUTPUT from the audio engine.



or a combination of a long SINGLE Subwoofer RCA cable Like this




with this

 

[qguy]

The four RED and Black are Speaker Wire level inputs,

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by qguy  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125496



You need a cable like this (only longer ) Connect the single end to the SUB IN of the subwoofer and the other end to the OUTPUT from the audio engine.

or a combination of a long SINGLE Subwoofer RCA cable Like this


with this

Ok thanks! I found a cable. Will i get better sound quality if they are gold plated?

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by qguy  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125512


The four RED and Black are Speaker Wire level inputs,

So they are not caps covering the rca ports?

 

[qguy]

IMHO ...Cables do make a difference, but the difference they make is "SYSTEM" oriented, the more "revealing" (High end) the system, the more it can display those differences...


Stay away from very y cheap cables, not for quality standppint, but for reliability..

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Originally Posted by djphaze  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125522


Ok thanks! I found a cable. Will i get better sound quality if they are gold plated?

 

[qguy]



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Originally Posted by djphaze  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125528


So they are not caps covering the rca ports?

nope.. it speaker level inputs, hence the separate + and - , RCA has + and - in one plug

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by qguy  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125539


IMHO ...Cables do make a difference, but the difference they make is "SYSTEM" oriented, the more "revealing" (High end) the system, the more it can display those differences...

Stay away from very y cheap cables, not for quality standppint, but for reliability..

These are the cables i have. Are these cheap/low quality cables?

 

[qguy]

Hard to say... .. plus I dont think that cable would work for the sub, its a Headphone to RCA cables used to connect Portable players to the Audioengine Speakers

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by qguy  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125571


Hard to say... .. plus I dont think that cable would work for the sub, its a Headphone to RCA cables used to connect Portable players to the Audioengine Speakers

Hmm. Im going to try and see if it works. If it doesnt ill make a trip to radio shack. Hopefully i can find some there

 

[djphaze]



Quote:
Originally Posted by qguy  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125571


Hard to say... .. plus I dont think that cable would work for the sub, its a Headphone to RCA cables used to connect Portable players to the Audioengine Speakers

Its not working. I think your right cuz its a 3.5mm. Im off to get the right cable for it

 

[djphaze]



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Originally Posted by djphaze  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125522


Ok thanks! I found a cable. Will i get better sound quality if they are gold plated?

I went to radio shack and couldnt find a rca y cable without the 3.5mm headjack. I think i may have to go with the second option you listed

 

[djphaze]

I went to target and radio shack and i couldnt find anything. I found this cable at Best Buy.





This should work fine right?

 

[qguy]

They would work. As long as the cables dont do much connecting and disconnecting, these cheaper cables tend to break when constanly being moved or transferred.

 

[djphaze]



Quote:
Originally Posted by qguy  /t/1415283/how-do-i-connect-my-subwoofer-correctly#post_22125932


They would work. As long as the cables dont do much connecting and disconnecting, these cheaper cables tend to break when constanly being moved or transferred.

I really dont want to go with cheap cables tho. Arent there better cables like this?

 

[vardo]

Yes, but those will work fine.....unless you are gonna constantly be pulling the cables in and out of the RCA cable in and out of the

sub or speakers. I've bought a lot of RCA splitter cabled like the ones you've pictured and none of them has ever broke.


And no, they don't have to be gold plated.