Jabbo Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 My system: RX-V430 Yamaha receiver KSF 8.5 mains KSC-C1 center IC 650 rears KSW 10 sub Digital cable, JVC DVD, Sony VCR, Panasonic 36" TV Primary use of system is home theater, TV watching...secondary is music. I have had everything set up for a year or so. Overall very good sound for loud movies (Gladiator, Private Ryan and such), but I am no audiophile, just a lay-listener with a limited budget. My questions: I have noticed a hum from the subwoofer. Any suggestions? I got the manual out, it suggests that the cable-TV hookup could be the cause of the hum. I checked, it doesn't seem to be the problem. Looking closely at the manual for the sub brings me to my second question. I have this sub hooked up with a Monster Cable "sub" cable with a Y cable from the "subwoofer" outlet on the receiver. Should I also have it connected with speaker wire to the main speaker outlets on the receiver? The diagram seems to suggest doing both. When I bought the sub the salesman only suggested using the cable. Would I gain anything by using the speaker wire, or should I just sit tight and focus on fixing the hum? Any help appreciated -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsakura Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Try the cheater plug for the sub(3legs to 2legs.... the ground loop cut off in the plug into the socket). If it doesn't work..... try the surge protector with filter functions. It happens in many houses and these methods seem to be the easiest to solve the problem(It works in both places I live in several outlet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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