johnnydrama Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Throwing around the idea of implementing transducers in my theater area. Was wondering if it was necessary to purchase an amp to dedicate to them or if I could run it off of the same amp that powers my sub. So LFE in, then run speaker wire off the High Level Out portion of the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 You need a separate amp just for the TT's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Yeah, those things can be pretty power hungry. I was running 2 Buttkicker LFE's off 1000 and I think they were still a little underpowered. Pretty awesome experience for movies but I absolutely hated them for regular TV. I would just manually turn on the amp when I was ready for a movie, not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efzauner Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I think you may have a misunderstanding of those connections The High Level IN is to connect to a receiver/amp main left and right high level speaker outputs when it does NOT have a separate LFE RCA out. The High Level In is used to send a signal to the subwoofer amp. The High level Outs just pass the signal thru or maybe even have a high pass. But definitely are NOT connected to the internal sub amp.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 What ^^^^ said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydrama Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Then am I mis-understanding this video, is says to run an RCA cable from the receiver to the LFE in part of the amp (just as you would a Sub). Then use Speaker Wire out of the High Level Out portion of the amp to connect the bass shakers... <a href='http://www.parts-express.com/Video.aspx?VideoID=2066'>How to Install and Set-Up a Bass Shaker. </a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 They hook up just like any other subwoofer using the high level inputs and outputs, not the low level side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 2 hours ago, johnnydrama said: Then am I mis-understanding this video, is says to run an RCA cable from the receiver to the LFE in part of the amp (just as you would a Sub). Then use Speaker Wire out of the High Level Out portion of the amp to connect the bass shakers... <a href='http://www.parts-express.com/Video.aspx?VideoID=2066'>How to Install and Set-Up a Bass Shaker. </a> Think of a transducer just like a subwoofer. It needs a signal and then an amp has to power it. Either eay eithout eatching that video video I KNOW 100% that no power comes out of those high outputs. Those are for running speaker wire through a sub. For input purpose only from old receivers without lfe out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydrama Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 1 hour ago, jason str said: They hook up just like any other subwoofer using the high level inputs and outputs, not the low level side. 32 minutes ago, Scrappydue said: Think of a transducer just like a subwoofer. It needs a signal and then an amp has to power it. Either eay eithout eatching that video video I KNOW 100% that no power comes out of those high outputs. Those are for running speaker wire through a sub. For input purpose only from old receivers without lfe out. Are these responses not contradicting each other? Bottom line I'm wanting to run 4 transducers, and it states you can do so off of one plate amp. I need a wiring diagram apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Probably need the series, parallel diagram located >here<. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 26 minutes ago, johnnydrama said: Are these responses not contradicting each other? Bottom line I'm wanting to run 4 transducers, and it states you can do so off of one plate amp. I need a wiring diagram apparently. You can run them off a plate amp. But the plate amp needs to just be a plate amp FOR the shakers. Not one off a sub. Then you just run either high or low level signal to the plate amp wherever you decide to put it. Then on the other side of the plate amp where it has leads that would normally go to a woofer, those would hook to the transducers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 54 minutes ago, johnnydrama said: Are these responses not contradicting each other? Bottom line I'm wanting to run 4 transducers, and it states you can do so off of one plate amp. I need a wiring diagram apparently. You are trying to use the high level inputs to connect these correct ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydrama Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 37 minutes ago, jason str said: You are trying to use the high level inputs to connect these correct ? No, I was planning on connecting via RCA to the LFE input of the plate amp. I think what threw me off was Parts Express video on How To Connect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 As above have stated, your amp on your sub box is used to power the driver in the box only. There are no amplified outputs on that plate amp. You'll need to purchase a separate amp for your shakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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