@hilde45 I understood your OP as to the hook up concerns with mono blocks...as I had the same concerns myself with my mono blocks. It always made a lot of sense to me to have two(2) subs in this situation. REL suggest this for probably a couple of reasons...one is that the hook up isn't going to be an issue, secondly the potential for greater extension is also a factor. Two smaller subs will actually produce more accurate bass than one large sub, IME. Lastly, they get to sell another sub..:0)
How to connect monoblocks to a single REL sub with ONE RCA input
I just purchased two Quicksilver 60w Monoblock amplifiers and a LineStage Preamp by QS.
To connect this REL 328, normally one uses connect their Speakon cable (Red, Yellow, Black ends that connect to Right+, Left+, and Ground) or a SINGLE "low-level" RCA in. But this preamp doesn’t have a single sub out.
REL’s advice is to buy a second sub and attach one sub to each monoblock. Well, maybe I’ll do that, but in the meantime, I’d like to be able to hook up what I have.
Should I orient the amps so that the speaker terminals are close enough together to attach the strands of the Speakon cables? I have been warned by REL not to hook up high level to monoblocks because it will create a ground problem.
An alternative is that I get a Y cable that will bring two RCA outputs from my Preamp into the single RCA input on the REL?
Or is there another alternative?
Advice appreciated. (But please try not to tell me to just buy a second sub.)
To connect this REL 328, normally one uses connect their Speakon cable (Red, Yellow, Black ends that connect to Right+, Left+, and Ground) or a SINGLE "low-level" RCA in. But this preamp doesn’t have a single sub out.
REL’s advice is to buy a second sub and attach one sub to each monoblock. Well, maybe I’ll do that, but in the meantime, I’d like to be able to hook up what I have.
Should I orient the amps so that the speaker terminals are close enough together to attach the strands of the Speakon cables? I have been warned by REL not to hook up high level to monoblocks because it will create a ground problem.
An alternative is that I get a Y cable that will bring two RCA outputs from my Preamp into the single RCA input on the REL?
Or is there another alternative?
Advice appreciated. (But please try not to tell me to just buy a second sub.)
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@jl35 Got you. And that makes me feel good! Since I just got these amps, I will have a chance to live with the setup for a while and see how itis. @daveyf That's a really interesting point -- two smaller subs. I read somewhere not to go smaller than a 10 inch woofer. I wonder if that's for any and all subs or for just one. And I don't blame REL for their advice -- it does seem optimal for sound and that's what they're known for. It is helpful to have some "escape hatch" for that person who wants/can afford *one* good sub rather than *two* lesser subs. |
@ hilde45 you should NEVER use the high level output. Especially on a tube amp. Their use is strictly lofi. No professional installation uses anything like them. No matter what anyone says, they cannot produce accurate bass. Especially on a REL328 with no phase control. It's actually a polarity control. See http://ielogical.com/assets/SubTerrBlues/TubeAmpSpkrV.png and read http://www.ielogical.com/Audio/SubTerrBlues.php and https://www.soundoctor.com/whitepapers/subs.htm What you plan to do will be H U G E compromise over what is correct. |
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