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this is about me being a loser and problem creator.

I finally got a 2nd subwoofer and I was excited to hook it up. Well, not too excited. I knew it would be a pain to hook it up. I was excited to hear it. I spent over 90 minutes connecting the speaker wires to my power amp. When I turned it on, the left channel was gone. It blew the fuse. I disconnected everything, replaced the fuse, hooked it up again. It worked for 10 seconds, blew the fuse again.

The way I hooked them up was I went from the sub speaker out from both subwoofers, rolled the left and right side wires together so I had 4 wires that I connected to the left and right plus and minus channels - speaker binders on the power amp. What are my options? My preamp has no sub out. Nor my amp.

Stupid question: should I just go from left to left on one sub and right to right on the other sub?

grislybutter
grislybutter OP
2,994 posts
 

thanks @akgwhiz!

@immatthewj I am sufficiently confused as I try to visualize it with my limited options but at least I am positive you know how it works on your end. My setup - if my Outlaw had worked I think it would be

                                                         sub (RCA)
                                                        /
source -> preamp - bass manager
                                                        \
                                                          amplifier
                                                                         \
                                                                          bookshelf speakers

mitch2
3,969 posts
 

I didn’t read every post but if not already recommended, why not use rca splitters from your single rca output then let the internal amplifiers in your powered subs do the work? Parden please, if I am somehow missing the issue.

mashif
242 posts
 

Why not just use a Y cable on your preamp outs?

grislybutter OP
2,994 posts
 

@mitch2 yes I did mention the splitter. How many splitters would I need for two subs?

grislybutter OP
2,994 posts
 

@mashif

 I don't have preamp outs as I wrote many times

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