yogiberra Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) new set up. the powered speakers work put when i hook up the sub i get nothing. i do get power on the sub with the green light and i can hear it reverberate is the dual rca cable cord the problem? that's all that was included. i hooked them up to the sub and the right speaker (see pics) what is the problem?. do i need a different cord that goes from (sub out) on my powered speaker to lfe on the subwoofer? or do i have a lemon? Edited June 10, 2021 by yogiberra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Welcome to the forum! Sorry, your post got lost in a whirlwind of YouTube postings. What cable are you using now? Thanks! @yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wuzzzer Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Where is the gain and crossover set on your subwoofer? The gain should be around 11-12 o'clock and the crossover around 80Hz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) the gain and crossover were both set in the middle @ 12 clock plug included and used is the dual rca cable Edited June 10, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 When you say you can hear it reverberate what does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) it means when i touch one end of the rca cable while plugged it it makes a noise like like gonna work Edited June 10, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 In the picture you posted the arrow is pointing to the red and white RCA jacks on the speaker. That is the phonograph input for the speaker. If that's what you have it connected to, disconnect it and connect either white or red cord to the black output on the speaker which is the subwoofer output. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) so take either the red or white and put it in sub out on my speaker.......and plug the other end red/white into the sub? or this are you saying plug both the red & white dual rca cable both in my speaker left and right holes, then use only the white one going to the sub to the lfe? is it okay to only use 1 of the 2? Edited June 11, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) ty, it works i took the white and put it in sub out on my speaker......then plugged the other red/white into the sub. is it okay to have the red one hanging doing nothing Edited June 11, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) are all subs like this? it doesn't sound that good at all...do i need to adjust the gain and low pass it sounds like rumble in dance hall consuming everything? hard to adjust volume on speaker remote as well. it's either too much or not enough is there a sweet spot for location in the room that will make it better or is this as good as it gets with a $150 sub?. Edited June 11, 2021 by yogiberra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Every room is different as far as the best location and settings on the sub. You'll have to experiment and see what sounds best to you. Turn the gain on the sub down if it is drowning out your other speakers. It should be at a level where it adds depth but doesn't overpower what you're listening to. Yes, it's ok to leave the other cord hanging although you can separate them if you don't like how it looks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 thanks for all the help. i really appreciate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) ugghh switched tv and hooked everything up. now the only sound i get is like a muscle car idling spitting and puffing i reset speakers could this be an optical connection problem? Edited June 18, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Could be. Try another cable or bluetooth if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 bluetooth works. now i don't get any sound with the optical cord red/white in main speaker and and only white in lfe volume is up has to be some kind of setting in the main menu on the tv that i'm missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 welcome to the forum - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) not getting any sound right now. any chance the new sony a80j won't work with these powered speakers? i tried the optical cable cord, and then tried the aux cable cord and still got nothing as well. i can't get any sound speakers are set to (audio system and not tv speakers) amd pcm. turned off tv's main center speaker Edited June 19, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiberra Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) problem solved. my problem was keeping tv center speaker turned on in the settings ( i thought it needed to be turned off for the external speakers) also,...i needed to set the digital audio out to max =100 volume. it defaults there but through my tinkering in order to get it work i set it to 50 thinking i would blow up my speakers once i got it working if it was left on 100. one other problem i found while utilizing blue tooth is the main right speaker volume isn't marked on the knob. it's push and turn on with no scale with no mark even on the knob.... if it was low or not turned on you're gonna have a problem. Edited June 20, 2021 by yogiberra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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