No Sub Out -- any alternative?

[jrmeyer]

My Sony amp has no sub out our variable audio out, only a pair of clips for a sub woofer speaker wire. So do I need to buy a new amp in order to have a powered sub, or is there some alternative solution? That is -- assuming the sub does not have a High Level Input.

If the sub does have a high level input, is the result just as good as if I used a low level input from an amp out? Or should I just scrap the amp and get a better one first?

Thanks for your comments.

James Meyer
Phoenix, AZ

[Guest BobG]

High level input on a sub is just as good as low level.

[Trey Cannon]

If your sub does not have that type of input, check with the car audio place and get a high to low level converter. I use one on my surrounds now.

Works fine. 

Not that I would call it High end...but it works.

[zuzu]

Trey and Bob please look at my Question to Klipsch on bi-wire on the 2 channel forum. Thanks.

[DrWho]

What are you running for mains and sub? If you plan on moving to a new receiver in the near future, then it wouldn't be a bad idea to just update now.

[jrmeyer]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I just bought a new KLIPSCH RW 12d Sub -- and since I have a cheap SONY amp (too ashamed to lookl up the specs and report them here) , I'm planning on spending aobut $700 on a new Yamaha amp after reading what I read on this forum about Yamaha.