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Subwoofer w. Passive Line Stage?

I'm using the Placette passive volume control to drive a Mac Power amp. If I want to add a powered subwoofer to my main 2 speakers, is there a way to do so by only tapping into the power amp's output at the speaker terminals? The Placette has only one line out and lacks the current to drive two amp inputs.

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tvalentin
rwwear
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You can go into the sub and out to the amp using the sub's crossover. Or if your sub is equipped, you can go out of the speaker outs on the amp into the sub and on to your speakers. The first way is the best.
honest1
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Some powered subs are set up for this. I'm pretty sure REL is and Audio Physic may be also. Mnay subs ae not set up this way, though, and I would like to hear if there is a way, maybe transformers, of converting speaker level outputs to line level.
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swampwalker
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Vandersteen 2w and 2wq drive off of the amps output, but they do place a passive filter (also known as crossover) between the pre and the amp. I do not know that would interact with the passive, but they are fantastic subwoofers.
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