I believe the preferred wiring is to put the powered sub in series with the speaker. pretty sure this is what REL users do. Your wiring diagram is in parallel.
Jerry
sub connection via high level output -> sound quality
So I´m thinking of adding a subwoofer to my audio setup. The problem is – and I´m not sure if it really is a problem – that my amp (Willsenton R-800i) is not designed for this. It has only three RCA and one XLR inputs and one set of speaker outputs.
Now I found this (here) which promises to solve that problem:
Double wire, ok. I think I also saw Steve Guttenberg showing this in a sub review.
While this is obviously possible, I´m wondering if this does in any way effect the sound quality. Being a complete amateur I´m thinking that somehow there´s less power going to the main speaker if the subs are wired like this.
The amp has 4, 8 and 16 ohms output. Currently I´m using the 4 ohms output plug. Would it make a difference if I plugged the sub into one of the others?
Currently I´m considering a SVS PB-1000 Pro, which has speaker level input. I´m open for other suggestions and solutions.