That or at least split the signal in half at the outputs. Going through the sub to your main amplifier is unnecessary and often unfavorable. That way your straying from a truer signal coming downstream. You can avoid that simply by using neutral RCA y connections.
You were right about adding a sub.
I've had subs around the house, but used them mostly for home theater.
From time to time, some of you have encouraged me to use a sub in my 2 channel setup. Curiosity got the best of me over the Holidays and I hooked up a sub using speaker level connections and used the sub's crossover.
My speakers are Usher 6311 and my Integrated is an Anthem 225.
What a difference it made to not only the bass line, but cutting the lows increased the soundstage, improved detail, etc. I feel like I have new speakers, And the bug to try other speakers is gone.
Thanks for the tip- wish I would have tried it before now! For those of you that are tempted, it may be worth a try, it certainly was is my case. I'm using a Svs Sound Cylinder, fwiw.
Regards,
gary
From time to time, some of you have encouraged me to use a sub in my 2 channel setup. Curiosity got the best of me over the Holidays and I hooked up a sub using speaker level connections and used the sub's crossover.
My speakers are Usher 6311 and my Integrated is an Anthem 225.
What a difference it made to not only the bass line, but cutting the lows increased the soundstage, improved detail, etc. I feel like I have new speakers, And the bug to try other speakers is gone.
Thanks for the tip- wish I would have tried it before now! For those of you that are tempted, it may be worth a try, it certainly was is my case. I'm using a Svs Sound Cylinder, fwiw.
Regards,
gary
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rbsteho, I gain a lot of top end definition when I cut the low frequencies from the Ushers. With your suggestion, I'll try running the speakers full range. Did you try the speaker level route with your Ushers? I was surprised at the difference, due to the anthem's 225 wpc, but taking the lows away made a most noticeable difference. Thanks for sharing your experience, gary |
parts-express has some speaker level high pass crossover can put in-line to the main speaker to
filter
out the low
frequency
http://www.parts-express.com/100-hz-high-pass-8-ohm-crossover--266-462?utm_source=google&utm_med... you can lowering the crossover frequency to 50-60 Hz by increase the capacitor value (add a 100-150uf capacitor parallel to the existing one), Than you can use the Integrated Amp pre-out to connect to your sub-woofer line-in. |
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