amazingstranger

So, I just replaced the cable (after trying ALL the things you've suggested) and lo and be, er, HEAR: thumpin' subwoofer, baby! The cable was truly bad. BUT THEN, I went back through your suggestions, and was rewarded with even MORE impressive subwoofer output! Next I will surely tweak the Low Pass Filter (though I had understood that when connected in this configuration the LP didn't actually function, was that wrong?)! You guys RULE! Thanks a lot! (now I just hope my neighbors don't learn to hate me every time I pop in "ID4")

I'll definitely try switching to "BOTH" first chance I get! Good tip! I can adjust the phase on the sub, so hopefully that will assure I don't cancel the bass on the BA's. I bought the Monster Cable recently, and it did not come with a y-adaptor, though apparantly it usually does... odd. Thanks again!

quote: Originally posted by dougdrake: amazing - On your receiver, do you have all bass directed to the sub or only the ".1" LFE? What are your front speakers - are they set to large or small? From what I've read, you will also want to use a y-adapter at the sub to connect into both the LFE input and the line level input. Doug Let's see... I have a Yamaha receiver that "lets" me direct the sub to either me Mains (Boston Acoustisc 3-way towers), Sub or BOTH. I have it set to Sub. I have the Mains set to Large, but I have the center and surrounds set to Small. I'll definitely try the Y-thing, and I may even change cables. I have a Monster series 300 sub cable now. What else might you suggest? Thanks for your help!

So, I recently bought the 10" sub, and now I'm faced with this question: output isn't staggering at this point, would using a y-adaptor help tremendously? Other posts seem to indicate it would, BUT, how do I connect it? At the receiver's OUTS, or at the sub's INS? AND, if I do this, will I have to use the sub's filter (that I don't use while I'm just connected to the LFE IN)? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!